A group rule-utilitarian approach to voter turnout: Theory and evidence

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1476-1504

  Coate, Stephen ^a   Conlin, Michael ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16244411083     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828043052231     Document Type: Article

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