Invitation Phone Calls Increase Attendance at Civic Meetings: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Public Administration Review

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 221-228

  Hock, Scott ^a   Anderson, Sarah ^b   Potoski, Matthew ^b  

^a City of Urbandale   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84874008208     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02627.x     Document Type: Article

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