How smart is my dummy? Time series tests for the influence of politics

Political Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-94

  Caporale, Tony ^a   Grier, Kevin ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 26844481942     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpi004     Document Type: Article

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