Revolving door lobbyists

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3731-3748

  Vidal, Jordi Blanes I ^a   Draca, Mirko ^b   Fons Rosen, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

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EID: 84873282283     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.7.3731     Document Type: Article

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