Agency problems, the 17th Amendment, and representation in the senate

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 324-342

  Gailmard, Sean ^a   Jenkins, Jeffery A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 63749085865     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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