TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Political influence on civil war mortality rates: The electoral college as a battlefield
JO  - Defence economics
A1  - Anderson, George M.
A1  - Tollison, Robert D.
SP  - 219
EP  - 233
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - This paper employs public choice analysis to explain certain kinds of military decision-making during the Civil War. Specifically, the political costs and benefits which may have influenced policy with respect to casualty rates in the Union army are considered. A primary empirical finding is that electoral votes per capita are a strong explainer of casualties across Union states, all else equal.<p /> 
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SN  - 1043-0717
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10430719108404694
ID  - ref1
ER  -