Re-examining the contamination effect of Japan's mixed electoral system using the treatment-effects model

Electoral Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 723-731

  Maeda, Ko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination effect; Mixed electoral systems; The treatment effects model

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PARTY POLITICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 53349173257     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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