Laissez-faire in campaign finance
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W. Mark Crain; Robert D. Tollison; Donald R. Leavens
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Article
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1988
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Springer US
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English
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In this paper we analyze the impact of campaign contribution limits on government expenditures. The theory is based on the proclivity of geographic-based legislators to support wealth transfers from the polity at large to finance benefits for local constituents. It predicts that laissez-faire in con