Ticket-splitting and strategic voting under mixed electoral rules: Evidence from Germany

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-23

  Gschwend, Thomas ^a,b  

^a Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 33846561559     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2006.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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