Are Campaign Contributions a Form of Speech? Evidence from Recent US House Elections
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- Dhammika Dharmapala & Filip Palda, 2001. "Are Campaign Contributions a Form of Speech? Evidence from Recent US House Elections," Public Economics 0111007, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- K39 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Other
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