Why Britain voted For brexit: An individual-level analysis of the 2016 referendum vote

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 439-464

  Clarke, Harold D ^a   Goodwin, Matthew ^b   Whiteley, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits costs; Brexit; European Union; Immigration; Leader cues; Risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021882126     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsx005     Document Type: Article

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