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Does restricting choice in referenda enable governments to spend more?

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Randall Holcombe ()
Lawrence Kenny

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Public Choice.

Volume (Year): 136 (2008)
Issue (Month): 1 (July)
Pages: 87-101
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Keywords: Representative democracy; Median voter model; Referendum; School finance;

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  1. Kenny, Lawrence W. & Denslow, David Jr., 1980. "Compensating differentials in teachers' salaries," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 7(2), pages 198-207, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Feld, Lars P. & Matsusaka, John G., 2003. "Budget referendums and government spending: evidence from Swiss cantons," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 87(12), pages 2703-2724, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Romer, Thomas & Rosenthal, Howard, 1979. "Bureaucrats versus Voters: On the Political Economy of Resource Allocation by Direct Democracy," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 93(4), pages 563-87, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Holcombe, Randall G, 1980. "An Empirical Test of the Median Voter Model," Economic Inquiry, Oxford University Press, vol. 18(2), pages 260-74, April.
  5. Randall Holcombe & Lawrence Kenny, 2007. "Evidence on voter preferences from unrestricted choice referendums," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 131(1), pages 197-215, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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