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A contractual model of the voting behavior of the supreme court: The role of the chief justice

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  • Toma, Eugenia F., 1996. "A contractual model of the voting behavior of the supreme court: The role of the chief justice," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(4), pages 433-447, December.
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