Countering Public Opposition to Immigration: The Impact of Information Campaigns

@article{Facchini2016CounteringPO,
  title={Countering Public Opposition to Immigration: The Impact of Information Campaigns},
  author={Giovanni Facchini and Yotam Margalit and Hiroyuki Nakata},
  journal={Econometric Modeling: Macroeconomics eJournal},
  year={2016}
}
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