The reputational premium: A theory of party identification and policy reasoning

The Reputational Premium: A Theory of Party Identification and Policy Reasoning

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  Sniderman, Paul M ^a,b   Stiglitz, Edward H ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NONE

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