The Effects of Canvassing, Telephone Calls, and Direct Mail on Voter Turnout: A Field Experiment

The Effects of Canvassing, Telephone Calls, and Direct Mail on Voter Turnout: AField Experiment

Alan S. Gerber; Donald P. Green

The American Political Science Review, Vol. 94, No. 3. (Sep., 2000), pp. 653-663.

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2 The Effects of Race of the Interviewer on Measures of Electoral Participation by Blacks inSRC National Election StudiesBarbara A. Anderson; Brian D. Silver; Paul R. AbramsonThe Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 52, No. 1. (Spring, 1988), pp. 53-83.Stable URL:

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2 The Hawthorne Effect in Election Studies: The Impact of Survey Participation on VotingDonald Granberg; Soren HolmbergBritish Journal of Political Science, Vol. 22, No. 2. (Apr., 1992), pp. 240-247.Stable URL:

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2 How Being Interviewed Affects Voting: An ExperimentRobert E. Kraut; John B. McConahayThe Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 3. (Autumn, 1973), pp. 398-406.Stable URL:

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