Elections with platform and valence competition

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 191-216

  Ashworth, Scott ^a   Bueno de Mesquita, Ethan ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 67651252054     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: 10902473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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