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City dwellers bear disproportionate federal tax burden
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Live in an expensive city? Think you pay too much in federal taxes? If so, a study in the current issue of the Journal of Political Economy finds that you're exactly right.
Study: Potential criminals deterred by longer sentences
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May 18, 2009 |
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Deterrence is often a stated goal of criminal sentencing guidelines, but there is debate about whether the threat of punishment actually discourages people from committing crimes. A new study published in the Journal of Po ...
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Ethnic conflict stoked by government economic intervention, not globalization
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Economic globalization and liberalization have been blamed for numerous social ills over the last two decades, including a sharp rise in interethnic violence in countries all over the world. Not so, say the results of a study ...
Domestic and international influences shape the politics of R&D and innovation
Mar 18, 2009 |
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In the last three decades, research across the social sciences has made great advances in the political economy of technological change (also called innovation or R&D). There exists a better understanding how domestic institutions ...
Scientific Understanding of Corruption Sought
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Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Corruption is one of the most cited factors inhibiting economic development. It impedes political and economic growth, reduces the welfare of societies, increases income inequality and reduces trust in political ...
Election forecasters preparing for historic election
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Anticipating what is likely to be one of the most interesting elections in modern history, University at Buffalo professor of political science James E. Campbell and Michael S. Lewis-Beck, professor of political ...
People seek balanced political information to defend their positions
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Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When they know they will be engaged in a debate and have to defend their positions, anxious citizens seek out a balance of viewpoints about candidates, a new University of Michigan study shows.
An-arrgh-chy! What Blackbeard can teach us about politics
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Pirates, like gangsters, highwayman, and other colorful outlaws, have always carried a certain romantic appeal with them upon the high seas. Thanks to a certain movie trilogy, they are the most appealing of the outlaws at ...
Why policy changes during Obama presidency will be more significant than during Clinton, Reagan eras
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May 06, 2009 |
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Unlike the post-election disappointment that has followed many election outcomes, the Obama presidency will likely break through a structural bias in American politics favoring the status quo and bring about significant changes ...
Timing of political messages influences voter preferences, researcher finds
Aug 14, 2008 |
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In political campaigns, timing is almost everything. Candidates communicate with voters over a long period of time before voters actually vote. What candidates say to these voters is, of course, important, but it turns out ...
Persuading novice voters with abstract or concrete messages: Timing is everything
Oct 16, 2008 |
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When Barack Obama began his Presidential campaign, his rhetoric emphasized abstract notions of hope, change, and judgment. In contrast, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and other candidates frequently presented detailed, concrete ...
Spouses as campaign surrogates
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Spouses of presidential candidates are employed in campaigns more strategically and intensively than ever before. New research by political scientists concludes that the ability of presidential and vice-presidential candidates’ ...
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