Businesspeople in Elected Office: Identifying Private Benefits from Firm-Level Returns
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- David Szakonyi, 2017. "Businesspeople in Elected Office: Identifying Private Benefits from Firm-Level Returns," Working Papers 2017-20, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy.
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