Does more speech correct falsehoods?

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-93

  Glaeser, Edward ^a   Sunstein, Cass R ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84897127664     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675247     Document Type: Article

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