Mobilization effects using mail: Social pressure, descriptive norms, and timing

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 304-319

  Murray, Gregg R ^a   Matland, Richard E ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Social norms; Social pressure; Voter mobilization; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905114754     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912913499234     Document Type: Article

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