Does the world economy swing national elections?

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-181

  Leigh, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 61849159295     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2008.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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