Equilibria in campaign spending games: Theory and data

American Political Science Review

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 595-609

  Erikson, Robert S ^a   Palfrey, Thomas R ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0039174574     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2585833     Document Type: Article

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