Using experiments to estimate the effects of education on voter turnout

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 174-189

  Sondheimer, Rachel Milstein ^a,b   Green, Donald P ^c  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Department of Social Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73649107653     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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