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The author is Associate Professor of Economics, and Research Associate of the Institute of Public Policy Studies, both at The University of Michigan. Randall Thomas is a graduate student in economics at the University. The author wishes to thank Robert Axelrod, John Chamberlin, Michael Cohen, Robert Inman, Edward Gramlich, Howard Rosenthal and John Jackson for their helpful discussions during the drafting of this paper.
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Rubinfeld, D.L., Thomas, R. On the economics of voter turnout in local school elections. Public Choice 35, 315–331 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124444
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