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Beauty in Politics

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  • Panu Poutvaara, 2017. "Beauty in Politics," CESifo Forum, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 18(01), pages 37-43, April.
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    Keywords

    Ästhetik; Politiker; Geschlecht; Politische Partei; Wahlverhalten; Wahl; Verhalten; Finnland; Australien; USA; EU-Staaten; Parlament;
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    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

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