Are voters sensitive to terrorism? Direct evidence from the israeli electorate

American Political Science Review

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-301

  Berrebi, Claude ^a   Klor, Esteban F ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 52949139876     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055408080246     Document Type: Article

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