Elite economic forecasts, economic news, mass economic expectations, and voting intentions in Great Britain

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-170

  Nadeau, Richard ^a   Niemi, Richard G ^b   Amato, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034350144     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.00530     Document Type: Article

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