What motivates political preferences? Self-interest, ideology, and fairness in a laboratory democracy

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 604-624

  Esarey, Justin ^a   Salmon, Timothy C ^b   Barrilleaux, Charles ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863557888     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2011.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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