Using term limits to estimate incumbency advantages when officeholders retire strategically

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 487-515

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Snyder Jr , James M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 25844492545     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298004X201276     Document Type: Review

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