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redistribution as a prominent example. In contrast, the empirical evidence in favor of self-
interested voting is … redistribution
(Lindbeck and Weibull, 1987; Dixit and Londregan, 1996). Dahlberg and Johansson (2002)
provide empirical support for … the prediction that governments tactically target redistribution to
swing voters, suggesting that influential politicians …