When is Changing Policy Positions Costly for Politicians? Experimental Evidence

David Doherty; Conor M. Dowling; Michael G. Miller

doi:10.1007/s11109-015-9321-9

When is Changing Policy Positions Costly for Politicians? Experimental Evidence

David Doherty
, Conor M. Dowling
, Michael G. Miller

Department of Political Science

University of Mississippi
Columbia University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Political Behavior
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-015-9321-9
State	Published - Jun 1 2016

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