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Legislative coalitions and electoral equilibrium

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This version of the paper has benefited considerably from Tom Romer's editorial comments.

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Austen-Smith, D. Legislative coalitions and electoral equilibrium. Public Choice 50, 185–210 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124932

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