Electoral bias and policy choice: Theory and evidence

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1473-1510

  Besley, Timothy ^a   Preston, Ian ^a  

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EID: 37249013284     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2007.122.4.1473     Document Type: Article

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