Weak theories and parameter instability: Using flexible least squares to take time varying relationships seriously

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 603-618

  Dan Wood, B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034215281     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669267     Document Type: Article

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