The rain in Spain: Turnout and partisan voting in Spanish elections

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-141

  Artés, Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Partisan effects; Rain; Turnout; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893718714     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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