Estimating incumbency advantage and its variation, as an example of a before-after study: Commentary

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 482, 2008, Pages 446-448

  Katz, Jonathan N ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 49549099530     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214507000000635     Document Type: Note

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