Public opinion polls, voter turnout, and welfare: An experimental study

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 700-717

  Großer, Jens ^a   Schram, Arthur ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77954837700     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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