The elements of political persuasion: Content, Charisma and Cue

Economic Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 574, 2014, Pages

  Dewan, Torun ^a   Humphreys, Macartan ^b   Rubenson, Daniel ^c,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

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EID: 84894320510     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12112     Document Type: Article

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