Geographic boundaries as regression discontinuities

Political Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 127-155

  Keele, Luke J ^a   Titiunik, Rocío ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84929665636     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpu014     Document Type: Article

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