The law of k/n: The effect of chamber size on government spending in bicameral legislatures

American Political Science Review

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 657-676

  Chen, Jowei ^a   Malhotra, Neil ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36049006457     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055407070566     Document Type: Article

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