Socially optimal districting: A theoretical and empirical exploration

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1409-1471

  Coate, Stephen ^a   Knight, Brian ^a  

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EID: 37249002710     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2007.122.4.1409     Document Type: Review

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