Text Formatting ⇒ ! LaTeX Error: There's no line here to end (using Beamer)

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Hi,

I don't seem to be able to find the error when building this frame in Beamer.

Thanks,

Lode

PS: tips on how to elegantly structure frames in Beamer are welcome

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\begin{frame}{The traditional view: quantitative evidence}
Based on a time series of post war economic policies in 12 European countries \cite{Hibbs:1977} finds that:
\begin{itemize}
\item left-wing parties in power have driven unemployment down and inflation up 
\item Right-wing governments have driven unemployment up and inflation down.
\end{itemize}
\\ 
\cite{Beck:1982} provides further empirical evidence on the traditional view
\par\bigskip\noindent
\pause
\large {Conclusion: parties prefer policies in line with objective economic interests and the preferences of their political constituencies}
\end{frame} 

and

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\bibitem[Hibbs, 1977]{Hibbs:1977}
Hibbs, Douglas
\newblock Political Parties and Macroeconomic Policy,
\newblock \emph{American Political Science Review}, 1977
\bibitem[Beck, 1982]{Beck:1982}
Beck, Nathaniel
\newblock Parties, Administrations and American Macroeconomic Outcomes,
\newblock \emph{American Political Science Review}, 1982

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You can't use a \\ after an \end{itemize} because "there is no line to end". Use \vspace{5.0mm}, if you want additional space.