How do voters respond to information? evidence from a randomized campaign

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 322-353

  Kendall, Chad ^a   Nannicini, Tommaso ^b,c   Trebbi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IGIER ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84920625730     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20131063     Document Type: Article

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