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Determinants of voter participation: Some simulation results

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  1. College of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University, 74078, Stillwater, OK

    James Fain

  2. Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, IN

    James B. Dworkin

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Fain, J., Dworkin, J.B. Determinants of voter participation: Some simulation results. Public Choice 77, 823–834 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01047997

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