Elections and markets: The effect of partisanship, policy risk, and electoral margins on the economy

Journal of Politics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-103

  Fowler, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645155401     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2006.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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