Elections and deceptions: An experimental study on the behavioral effects of democracy

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 579-592

  Corazzini, Luca ^a   Kube, Sebastian ^b   Maréchal, Michel André ^c   Nicolò, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84903584527     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12078     Document Type: Article

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