Keeping the public purse: An experiment in windfalls, taxes, and the incentives to restrain government

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 706-725

  Paler, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84896952605     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055413000415     Document Type: Article

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