Beliefs and voting decisions: A test of the pivotal voter model

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 603-618

  Duffy, John ^a   Tavits, Margit ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47249151524     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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