The Demand for News: Accuracy Concerns versus Belief Confirmation Motives

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The Demand for News: Accuracy Concerns versus Belief Confirmation Motives. / Chopra, Felix; Haaland, Ingar; Roth, Christopher.

I: The Economic Journal, 15.03.2024.

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Chopra, F, Haaland, I & Roth, C 2024, 'The Demand for News: Accuracy Concerns versus Belief Confirmation Motives', The Economic Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueae019

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Chopra, F., Haaland, I., & Roth, C. (2024). The Demand for News: Accuracy Concerns versus Belief Confirmation Motives. The Economic Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueae019

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Chopra F, Haaland I, Roth C. The Demand for News: Accuracy Concerns versus Belief Confirmation Motives. The Economic Journal. 2024 mar. 15. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueae019

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Chopra, Felix ; Haaland, Ingar ; Roth, Christopher. / The Demand for News: Accuracy Concerns versus Belief Confirmation Motives. I: The Economic Journal. 2024.

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