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Lethal Elections: Gubernatorial Politics And The Timing Of Executions, Jeffrey D. Kubik, John R. Moran
Lethal Elections: Gubernatorial Politics And The Timing Of Executions, Jeffrey D. Kubik, John R. Moran
Economics - All Scholarship
We document the existence of a gubernatorial election cycle in state executions, suggesting that election year political considerations play a role in determining the timing of executions. Our analysis indicates that states are approximately 25 percent more likely to conduct executions in gubernatorial election years than in other years. We also find that elections have a larger effect on the probability that an African American defendant will be executed in a given year than on the probability that a white defendant will be executed, and that the overall effect of elections is largest in the South. These findings raise concerns …
Can Policy Changes Be Treated As Natural Experiments? Evidence From State Excise Taxes, Jeffrey D. Kubik, John R. Moran
Can Policy Changes Be Treated As Natural Experiments? Evidence From State Excise Taxes, Jeffrey D. Kubik, John R. Moran
Economics - All Scholarship
An important issue in public policy analysis is the potential endogeneity of the policies under study. If policy changes constitute responses on the part of political decision-makers to changes in a variable of interest, then standard analyses that treat policy changes as natural experiments may yield biased estimates of the impact of the policy (Besley and Case 2000). We examine the extent to which such political endogeneity biases conventional fixed effects estimates of behavioral parameters by identifying the elasticities of demand for cigarettes and beer using the timing of state legislative elections as an instrument for changes in state excise …
Ua12/2/1 Take Control, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 Take Control, Wku Student Affairs
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Special job fair edition of the College Heights Herald. Articles:
- Directory of Organizations & Opportunities
- Shinall, Dave. Economists Say Recession Over; Students Still Worried
- Nations, Amber. Internships, Co-ops Provide Experience
- Schoenbaechler, Danny. Resumes, Interview First Steps to Job
- Sewell, Beth. Job Availability Depends on Major
- Corcoran, Kate. Local Entrepreneurs Pass on Words of Wisdom
- Youngman, Sam. Columnist Encourages Students to Stay in School as Long as Possible
- Ford, Sam. Freshman Balances Job, Homework, Married Life
- Sigman, Amber. Many Students Choose Jobs in Bowling Green
- Shinall, Dave. Military Recruitment Sees Increase
- Roberts, Amy. Students Find Pros of Working On & Off …
Enron And The Dark Side Of Shareholder Value, William W. Bratton
Enron And The Dark Side Of Shareholder Value, William W. Bratton
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Double Helix, Double Bind: Factual Innocence And Postconviction Dna Testing, Seth F. Kreimer, David Rudovsky
Double Helix, Double Bind: Factual Innocence And Postconviction Dna Testing, Seth F. Kreimer, David Rudovsky
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