Pensions, politics, and judicial tenure: An empirical study of federal judges, 1869-2002

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-180

  Yoon, Albert ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 33646173722     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahj003     Document Type: Article

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