Press coverage and political accountability

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 355-408

  Snyder Jr , James M ^a   Strömberg, David ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; MEDIA ROLE; POLITICAL RELATIONS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952921837     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652903     Document Type: Article

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