Substituting the end for the whole: Why voters respond primarily to the election-year economy

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-47

  Healy, Andrew ^a   Lenz, Gabriel S ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84891485267     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12053     Document Type: Article

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