American idol: Evidence on same-race preferences

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lee, Jungmin ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Racial preferences; Same race preferences; TV viewership ratings; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949145297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2134     Document Type: Article

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