Impact of juvenile curfew laws on arrests of youth and adults
2011 paper in The American Law and Economics Review on youth curfews and crime rates.
Politics & Government
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
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Polls or pols? The real driving force behind presidential nominations
2003 paper for the Brookings Review about the importance of party insider endorsements during the presidential nominating contests.
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Who offers tax-based business development incentives?
2011 paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research on the conditions that make special municipal tax deals likely and their association with political corruption.
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The New Hampshire effect in presidential nominations
2004 study in Political Research Quarterly on the impact of the New Hampshire primaries on overall election outcomes.
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Resources, contests and the exit of candidates during the U.S. presidential primaries
2006 study in the British Journal of Political Science on the factors that most strongly predict the duration of presidential candidacies.
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Dynamics of poll performance during the 2008 presidential nomination contest
2009 study in Public Opinion Quarterly on the failures of polls to predict the outcomes of the 2008 presidential primaries.
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“Sour grapes” or rational voting? Decision making among thwarted primary voters in 2008
2010 study in Public Opinion Quarterly about how Clinton supporters ultimately voted in the general election in 2008.
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Energy and economic value of plastics and municipal solid wastes
2011 study by Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center on the energy contained in discarded plastics and its economic value.
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How did the primary vote forecasts fare in 2008?
2009 study from DePaul University in Presidential Studies Quarterly on changing variables in forecasting U.S. presidential primaries.
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The viability primary: Modeling candidate support before the primaries
2009 study in Political Research Quarterly examining the factors that shape voter preferences in the pre-primary period.
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