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Economic and Social Outsiders but Political Insiders: Sweden’s Populist Radical Right

Review of Economic Studies, ISSN: 1467-937X, Vol: 90, Issue: 2, Page: 675-706
2023
  • 32
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 52
    Captures
  • 5
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    32
    • Citation Indexes
      20
    • Policy Citations
      12
      • 12
  • Captures
    52
  • Mentions
    5
    • News Mentions
      5
      • 5

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Ernesto Dal Bo’; Frederico Finan; Olle Folke; Torsten Persson; Johanna Rickne

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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