Challenger entry and voter learning

American Political Science Review

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-320

  Gordon, Sanford C ^a   Huber, Gregory A ^b   Landa, Dimitri ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348860948     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0003055407070165     Document Type: Article

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