Fiscal effects of the voter initiative reconsidered: Addressing endogeneity

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-355

  Marschall, Melissa J ^a   Ruhil, Anirudh V S ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745586577     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000500500401     Document Type: Review

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