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What Motivates Political Preferences? Self-Interest, Ideology, And Fairness In A Laboratory Democracy

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  • TIMOTHY C. SALMON
  • CHARLES BARRILLEAUX

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  • Justin Esarey & Timothy C. Salmon & Charles Barrilleaux, 2012. "What Motivates Political Preferences? Self-Interest, Ideology, And Fairness In A Laboratory Democracy," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 50(3), pages 604-624, July.
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