Assessing preference change on the US Supreme Court

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 365-385

  Martin, Andrew D ^a   Quinn, Kevin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35648972333     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm028     Document Type: Article

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