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Bringing home the bacon: an empirical analysis of the extent and effects of pork-barreling in Australian politics

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Volume (Year): 137 (2008)
Issue (Month): 1 (October)
Pages: 279-299
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Keywords: Elections; Local expenditure; Voting; Targeted funding; Pork barreling; D72; R58;

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  1. Mikael Elinder & Henrik Jordahl & Panu Poutvaara, 2008. "Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]
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