An attributional model of economic voting: Evidence from the 2000 presidential election

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 805-823

  Rudolph, Thomas J ^a   Grant, J Tobin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0036996589     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290205500404     Document Type: Article

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