Politicians’ Luck of the Draw: Evidence from the Spanish Christmas Lottery

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Political Economy

• Publication date

  2016-08-31

• Fields of study

  Economics, Political Science

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  DOI 10.1086/688178
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