Do voters affect or elect policies? Evidence from the U. S. house

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 807-860

  Lee, David S ^a   Moretti, Enrico ^a   Butler, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4043061421     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/0033553041502153     Document Type: Review

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