The Eurovision Song Contest. Is voting political or cultural?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-52

  Ginsburgh, Victor ^a   Noury, Abdul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contests; Popular music; Voter trading; Voting behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949203700     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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