Profs Kriner & Reeves Publish on Federal Spending
Professors Kriner and Reeves have recently published an article in the American Political Science Review on the effect of federal spending in presidential elections. More information on the paper is below:
The Influence of Federal Spending on Presidential Elections
DOUGLAS L. KRINER, ANDREW REEVES
American Political Science Review, Volume 106, Issue 02, May 2012, pp 348 – 366
doi:10.1017/S0003055412000159 Published online by Cambridge University Press 21 May 2012
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Do voters reward presidents for increased federal spending in their local constituencies? Previous research on the electoral consequences of federal spending has focused almost exclusively on Congress, mostly with results. However, in a county- and individual-level study of presidential elections from 1988 to 2008, we present evidence that voters reward […]
