Electoral Bias and Policy Choice: Theory and Evidence

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Timothy J. Besley

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Date Written: February 2006

Abstract

JEL Classification: D72, D83

Suggested Citation

Besley, Timothy J., Electoral Bias and Policy Choice: Theory and Evidence (February 2006). LSE STICERD Research Paper No. PEPP17, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1158339

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