Competition and truth in the market for news

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-154

  Gentzkow, Matthew ^a,b   Shapiro, Jesse M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 45149117419     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.22.2.133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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