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Problems with a Methodology Used to Evaluate the Voter Initiative

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: This note 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. The states with the largest coefficients are said to be more responsive to public opinion. Such an inference is shown to be invalid.

Source: The Journal of Politics

DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00109

Author: John G. Matsusaka

Institution: University of Southern California

Language: English

Topic: Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3122805083

FWCI: 17.62

Cites: 11

Cited by: 98

Related to: 10