A political economy model of congressional careers

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 347-373

  Diermeier, Daniel ^a   Keane, Michael ^b   Merlo, Antonio ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 20444367353     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828053828464     Document Type: Review

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