Article in a working paper series:

Gilles Saint-Paul (TSE), Davide TICCHI (IMT Lucca) and Andrea VINDIGNI (IMT Lucca), "A Theory of Political Entrenchment", IDEI Working Paper, n. 703, March 30, 2012.

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JEL codes

D72: Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
P16: Political Economy