December 2010

Quarterly Journal of Political Science (QJPS) | December 16, 2010

A Formulation of Path Dependence with an Empirical Example

AbstractWe develop the empirical implications of Page's (2006) definition of path dependence as a process where the sequence of historical events affects the final outcome. A critical necessary condition for…

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Quarterly Journal of Political Science (QJPS) | December 16, 2010

Belief Updating in Sequential Games of Two-Sided Incomplete Information: An Experimental Study of a Crisis Bargaining Model

AbstractWe investigate theoretically and experimentally the crisis bargaining model, a dynamic game of two-sided incomplete information with player types drawn from a commonly known distribution. Little work has been done…

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Quarterly Journal of Political Science (QJPS) | December 16, 2010

Erratum

AbstractSuggested Citation (2010), "Erratum", Quarterly Journal of Political Science: Vol. 5: No. 3, pp 319-319.

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Quarterly Journal of Political Science (QJPS) | December 16, 2010

Is Private Campaign Finance a Good Thing? Estimates of the Potential Informational Benefits

AbstractWhat would happen if the current U.S. campaign finance system, mostly based on private donations, were replaced by a public funding scheme of the same magnitude? Some argue that public…

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Quarterly Journal of Political Science (QJPS) | December 16, 2010

Inequality under Democracy: Explaining the Left Decade in Latin America

AbstractInequality is generally thought to affect the electoral fortunes of the left, yet the theory and evidence on the question are unclear. This is the case even in Latin America,…

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