Who Misvotes? The Effect of Differential Cognition Costs on Election Outcomes

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 229-257

  Shue, Kelly ^a   Luttmer, Erzo F P ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85017164319     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.1.1.229     Document Type: Article

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