Consumption, sentiment, and economic news

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1097-1111

  Starr, Martha A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867224510     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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