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Terrorism, media coverage and education: Evidence from al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya

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Terrorism, media coverage and education: Evidence from al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya. / Alfano, Marco; Goerlach, Joseph-Simon.
In: Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 21, No. 2, 05.04.2023, p. 727-763.

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Alfano, M & Goerlach, J-S 2023, 'Terrorism, media coverage and education: Evidence from al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya', Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 727-763. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac054

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Alfano, M., & Goerlach, J.-S. (2023). Terrorism, media coverage and education: Evidence from al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya. Journal of the European Economic Association, 21(2), 727-763. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac054

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Alfano M, Goerlach JS. Terrorism, media coverage and education: Evidence from al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya. Journal of the European Economic Association. 2023 Apr 5;21(2):727-763. Epub 2022 Oct 10. doi: 10.1093/jeea/jvac054

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Alfano, Marco ; Goerlach, Joseph-Simon. / Terrorism, media coverage and education : Evidence from al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya. In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 2023 ; Vol. 21, No. 2. pp. 727-763.

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