Does voting history matter? analysing persistence in turnout

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-35

  Denny, Kevin ^a,b   Doyle, Orla ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c UCD School of Public Health and Population Science

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EID: 58049145019     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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