The causal effect of watching TV on material aspirations: Evidence from the " valley of the innocent"

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-51

  Hyll, Walter ^a   Schneider, Lutz ^a  

^a HALLE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Material aspirations; Natural experiment; TV consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873438135     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.12.030     Document Type: Article

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