Did politics influence which car dealerships were closed when President Obama’s automobile task force restructured the auto industry? A 2009 study that looked at closures and car dealers’ political contributions found no evidence of bias, but a new study that measures political influence more directly reaches a different conclusion.
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Philip A. Burton is assistant professor of quantitative methods at the University of North Alabama.
Keith D. Malone is associate professor of economics at the University of North Alabama.
David L. Black is assistant professor of economics at the University of North Alabama.
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