Another look at the evidence for rational partisan cycles

Public Choice

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 257-274

  Heckelman, Jac C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645579971     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-6070-7     Document Type: Article

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