Do parties matter for economic outcomes? A regression discontinuity approach

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1037-1056

  Pettersson Lidbom, Per ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 57649220809     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2008.6.5.1037     Document Type: Article

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