The Determinants of Salience of Energy Issues

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 153-172

  Lowry, William R ^a   Joslyn, Mark ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Gas prices; Policy change; Salience; Shocks; United States

Indexed keywords

ELITE POLITICS; ENERGY POLICY; GAS SUPPLY; PRICE DETERMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900496358     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12069     Document Type: Article

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