The myopic voter? The economy and US presidential elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-204

  Wlezien, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Economic conditions; Election outcomes; Functional form; Public perceptions; Time horizon

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ELECTION; PERCEPTION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938423189     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2015.03.010     Document Type: Article

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