A stylized model of overrepresentation and quality in the Congress

Traditionally, overrepresentation has been used to explain the distribution of benefits across jurisdictions, leaving aside quality components. We present a model that demonstrates that in the dispute of limited federal benefits, although quantity is important, at the margin quality matters.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Bercoff, José J. ; Meloni, Osvaldo ; Nougués, Jorge P.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 115.2012, 3, p. 508-510
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Overrepresentation \| Distributive politics \| Congress

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; H77 - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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