Does the media matter? A field experiment measuring the effect of newspapers on voting behavior and political opinions

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 35-52

  Gerber, Alan S ^a   Karlan, Dean ^a   Bergan, Daniel ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 74949137297     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.2.35     Document Type: Article

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