Direct democracy and public employees

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2227-2246

  Matsusaka, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 74949140784     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.5.2227     Document Type: Article

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