Do politicians racially discriminate against constituents? A field experiment on state legislators

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-477

  Butler, Daniel M ^a   Broockman, David E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959962695     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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