A regression discontinuity test of strategic voting and duverger's law

Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 197-233

  Fujiwara, Thomas ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855985944     PISSN: 15540626     EISSN: 15540634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/100.00010037     Document Type: Article

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