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Exploiting Tom DeLay: A New Method for Estimating Incumbency Advantage.

Authors :
Sekhon, Jasjeet S.
Titiunik, Rocío
Source :
Conference Papers -- Midwestern Political Science Association. 2008 Annual Meeting, p1-40. 51p. 10 Charts, 3 Graphs.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We propose a new method for consistently estimating incumbencyadvantage. We demonstrate that previous work which has usedredistricting to estimate incumbency advantage has compared thewrong potential outcomes and results in biased estimates. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Conference Papers -- Midwestern Political Science Association
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
42980307