The product and difference fallacies for indirect effects

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 257-269

  Glynn, Adam N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855913433     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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