Are state elections affected by the national economy? Evidence from Australia

Economic Record

Volumn 85, Issue 269, 2009, Pages 210-222

  Leigh, Andrew ^a   McLeish, Mark ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ELECTION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 61849145880     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2009.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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