Government form and public spending: Theory and evidence from US municipalities

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 82-112

  Coate, Stephen ^a   Knight, Brian ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051996557     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.3.82     Document Type: Article

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