Identification and sensitivity analysis for multiple causal mechanisms: Revisiting evidence from framing experiments

Political Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-171

  Imai, Kosuke ^a   Yamamoto, Teppei ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84876069553     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mps040     Document Type: Article

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