A lot more to do: The sensitivity of time-series cross-section analyses to simple alternative specifications

Political Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-123

  Wilson, Sven E ^a   Butler, Daniel M ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34047196571     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpl012     Document Type: Article

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