Pareto-lmproving campaign finance policy

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 628-655

  Coate, Stephen ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4043099728     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828041464443     Document Type: Review

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