By Amarvir Singh-Bal. Durham University --- Although there are many ways to explain differential turnout in Britain, I suggest scholars should look more closely at the role of relative deprivation in...
Category: Politics
BLOG: A Capital Punishment, How the Public Funding of Nationals Park is a Bad Deal
By Ryan DeLoughry. Wesleyan University. --- This paper was inspired by Raymond J. Keating’s article “Economic Woes of Pro Sports...
Evaluating Determinants of Political Legitimacy in China
By Sukrit S. Puri. Princeton University. --- Despite being an authoritarian and often repres- sive regime, the Chinese government enjoys the support of 70 percent of its population. This paper tries to make sense of this support by engaging literature on political legitimacy to evaluate...
The Effect of Marijuana Policy on Crime
By Christian Holmes. Middlebury College. --- The effect of marijuana policy on crime is examined in this paper using a difference-in-difference method. The crime rates in states that legalized medical marijuana were compared to the rates in states that prohibit medical marijuana. This effect was investigated during...
Near East Demographics and Terrorism
By Matthew J. Quick. University of Maryland. --- This paper analyzes the probable change in the incidence of terrorist events due to demographic factors for the Near East Region. I first present the predominant literature view that poverty, income inequality, and cultural differences...
The Dairy Cliff: The Economic Significance of Permanent Agricultural Law in America
By Rebecca Deubler. Stanford University. --- Recent focus on the fiscal cliff has overshadowed a less publicized but highly significant development that will occur on October 1 if Congress fails to act.
Which Political System Maximizes Utility – a Democracy or an Autocracy?
By Ganesh R. Kumaraguru. Stanford University. --- There is a growing debate in the 21st century as to whether democracies outperform certain autocracies in increasing a citizen’s utility.
COIN and Cash: The Use of Economic Aid in Conflict
By Rajiv Suresh. Stanford University. --- The shift away from conventional to small-scale warfare has led to a search for effective solutions to such conflicts. One of the more popular tactics that has become relevant in the past century is the “hearts and minds” approach...
Ending Drug Company Price Discrimination in the U.S.
By K. C. Moss. Stanford University. --- To make affordable health coverage a reality for more Americans, the government has a responsibility to ensure that drug costs reflect a competitive market.