The illusion of learning from observational research

Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 251-273

  Gerber, Alan S ^a   Green, Donald P ^a   Kaplan, Edward H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511492174.012     Document Type: Chapter

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