Beyond the median: Voter preferences, district heterogeneity, and political representation

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1364-1383

  Gerber, Elisabeth R ^a   Lewis, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 12144266184     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424737     Document Type: Article

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