The effect of newspaper entry and exit on electoral politics

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2980-3018

  Gentzkow, Matthew ^a   Shapiro, Jesse M ^a   Sinkinson, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 79956069143     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.7.2980     Document Type: Article

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