Causal Attribution and Economic Voting in American Congressional Elections

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-282

  Gomez, Brad T ^a   Matthew Wilson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0345491459     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290305600303     Document Type: Article

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