Media markets and localism: Does local news en español boost hispanic voter turnout?

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2120-2128

  Oberholzer Gee, Felix ^a   Waldfogel, Joel ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 74949124143     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.5.2120     Document Type: Article

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