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It's the occupation, stupid! Explaining candidates' success in low-information elections

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It's the occupation, stupid! Explaining candidates' success in low-information elections. / Mechtel, Mario.
in: European Journal of Political Economy, Jahrgang 33, 03.2014, S. 53-70.

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Harvard

Mechtel, M 2014, 'It's the occupation, stupid! Explaining candidates' success in low-information elections', European Journal of Political Economy, Jg. 33, S. 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.11.008

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Mechtel, M. (2014). It's the occupation, stupid! Explaining candidates' success in low-information elections. European Journal of Political Economy, 33, 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.11.008

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Mechtel M. It's the occupation, stupid! Explaining candidates' success in low-information elections. European Journal of Political Economy. 2014 Mär;33:53-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.11.008

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