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Learning from each other: causal inference and American political development

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  • Jeffery A. Jenkins

    (University of Southern California)

  • Nolan McCarty

    (Princeton University)

  • Charles Stewart

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Within political science, a movement focused on increasing the credibility of causal inferences (CIs) has gained considerable traction in recent years. While CI has been incorporated extensively into most disciplinary subfields, it has not been applied often in the study of American political development (APD). This special issue considers ways in which scholars of CI and APD can engage in mutually beneficial ways to produce better overall research. As the contributions to the symposium demonstrate, clear scientific gains are to be had from greater CI–APD engagement.

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  • Jeffery A. Jenkins & Nolan McCarty & Charles Stewart, 2020. "Learning from each other: causal inference and American political development," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 185(3), pages 245-251, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:185:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1007_s11127-019-00728-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-019-00728-x
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    Keywords

    Causal inference; American political development; Gains from engagement;
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    JEL classification:

    • C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General
    • N41 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
    • N42 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-

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