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Do Newspapers Matter? Short-Run and Long-Run Evidence From the Closure of The Cincinnati Post

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Miguel Garrido Bloomberg Government, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Pages 60-81 | Received 10 Nov 2011, Accepted 28 Sep 2012, Published online: 23 May 2013

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