Econometrics and presidential elections

被引:75
作者
Fair, RC
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[1] Department of Economics, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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10.1257/jep.10.3.89
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
This paper discusses an econometric equation that explains votes for president as a function of economic events and incumbency information. The history of the equation is reviewed, the update after the 1992 election is discussed, and a prediction for the 1996 election is made conditional on an economic forecast.
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页码:89 / 102
页数:14
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