Media advertising and ballot initiatives: The case of animal welfare regulation

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 145-162

  Richards, Timothy ^a   Allender, William ^a   Fang, Di ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872657702     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2011.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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