Is there an expressive function of law? An empirical analysis of voting laws with symbolic fines

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-159

  Funk, Patricia ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

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EID: 38949172411     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahm002     Document Type: Article

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