Political economy at any speed: What determines traffic citations?

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 509-527

  Makowsky, Michael D ^a   Stratmann, Thomas ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73649088646     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.1.509     Document Type: Article

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