Propaganda and conflict: Evidence from the Rwandan genocide

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1947-1994

  Yanagizawa Drott, David ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOCIDE; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; MINORITY GROUP; VILLAGE; VIOLENCE;

RWANDA;

EID: 84930467372     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qju020     Document Type: Article

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