Momentum and social learning in presidential primaries

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1110-1150

  Knight, Brian ^a   Schiff, Nathan ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ELECTION; LEARNING; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79951993879     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658372     Document Type: Article

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