Estimating the electoral effects of voter turnout

American Political Science Review

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 268-288

  Hansford, Thomas G ^a   Gomez, Brad T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958497860     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055410000109     Document Type: Article

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