Mass media competition, political competition, and public policy

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 265-284

  Strömberg, David ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIA INDUSTRY; POLICY STRATEGY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 10744232923     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0034-6527.00284     Document Type: Article

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