Elite economic forecasts, economic news, mass economic judgments, and presidential approval

Journal of Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-135

  Nadeau, Richard ^a   Niemi, Richard G ^b   Fan, David P ^c   Amato, Timothy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0033244441     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2647777     Document Type: Article

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