Institutional corruption and election fraud: Evidence from a field experiment in Afghanistan

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 354-381

  Callen, Michael ^a   Long, James D ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84920613356     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20120427     Document Type: Review

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