Do Congressional Candidates Have Reverse Coattails? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

Political Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 418-434

  Broockman, David E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350053273     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpp013     Document Type: Article

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