Do Better Paid Politicians Perform Better? Disentangling Incentives From Selection

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 369-398

  Gagliarducci, Stefano ^a   Nannicini, Tommaso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 84876343518     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12002     Document Type: Article

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