Good News, Bad News, and Consumer Confidence

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 292-315

  Casey, Gregory P ^a   Owen, Ann L ^a  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84873251274     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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