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Does trading votes in national elections change election outcomes?

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  • Frank Daumann
  • Alfred Wassermann

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  • Frank Daumann & Alfred Wassermann, 2009. "Does trading votes in national elections change election outcomes?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 139(3), pages 429-441, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:139:y:2009:i:3:p:429-441
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-009-9402-6
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    Keywords

    Voting; Market for votes; Personal tax; Personal subsidies; D40; D72; H24;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

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