Campaign spending limits, incumbent spending, and election outcomes

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1351-1374

  Milligan, Kevin ^a   Rekkas, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EID: 53349099109     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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