The primary effect: Preference votes and political promotions

American Political Science Review

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 559-578

  Folke, Olle ^a   Persson, Torsten ^b,c   Rickne, Johanna ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

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EID: 85032070306     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055416000241     Document Type: Article

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