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Electoral Violence and Securities Market Responses During the 2013 Pakistan General Election: Political Risk Metrics for the Rest of Us 2013年巴基斯坦大选期间的选举暴力和证券市场反应:我们其他人的政治风险指标

PSN: Conflict & Electoral Politics (Topic) Pub Date : 2015-10-10 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2680351

Allan Dwyer, M. Anees

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