Estimating the impact of gubernatorial partisanship on policy settings and economic outcomes: A regression discontinuity approach

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 256-268

  Leigh, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crime; Expenditure; Growth; Median voter theorem; Partisanship; State government; Taxation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949201613     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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