It's (Change in) the (Future) Economy, Stupid: Economic Indicators, the Media, and Public Opinion

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 457-474

  Soroka, Stuart N ^a   Stecula, Dominik A ^b   Wlezien, Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84926355526     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12145     Document Type: Article

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