Precise Control over Legislative Vote Outcomes: A Forensic Approach to Political Economics
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forensic economics; campaign finance; special interest groups; lobbying;All these keywords.
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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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