Endogenous lobbying

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 180-215

  Felli, Leonardo ^a   Merlo, Antonio ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33845956354     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jeea.2006.4.1.180     Document Type: Article

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