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Campaign expenditures, contributions and direct endorsements: The strategic use of information and money to influence voter behavior

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Potters, Jan
Sloof, Randolph
van Winden, Frans

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Volume (Year): 13 (1997)
Issue (Month): 1 (February)
Pages: 1-31
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