Problems with a methodology used to evaluate the voter initiative / Response to Matsusaka: Estimating the effect of ballot initiatives on policy responsiveness

Matsusaka identifies problems with a methodology that has been used to test whether policy is more or less responsive to public opinion in states with voter initiatives. The methodology is to regress a policy variable on a measure of constituent preferences, and compare the coefficients for states w...

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Published in:The Journal of politics 2001-11, Vol.63 (4), p.1250
Main Authors: Matsusaka, John G, Hagen, Michael G, Lascher, Edward L, Camobreco, John F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Methods
Policy making
Public opinion
States
Voter behavior
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Summary:Matsusaka identifies problems with a methodology that has been used to test whether policy is more or less responsive to public opinion in states with voter initiatives. The methodology is to regress a policy variable on a measure of constituent preferences, and compare the coefficients for states with and without voter initiatives.
ISSN:0022-3816
1468-2508