Trusting what you know: Information, knowledge, and confidence in social security

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 397-412

  Cook, Fay Lomax ^a   Jacobs, Lawrence R ^b   Kim, Dukhong ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951217035     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000034     Document Type: Article

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