Field experiments testing the impact of radio advertisements on electoral competition

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 156-168

  Panagopoulos, Costas ^a,b   Green, Donald P ^b,c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fordham University ^*

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EID: 38349143737     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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