Lars J K Moen
Lars J K Moen
Positive political theorists typically deny the possibility of collective agents by understanding aggregation problems to imply that groups are not rational decision-makers. This view contrasts with List and Pettit's view that such problems...
Using genetic information to test causal relationships in cross-sectional data [0.03%]
利用遗传信息检测横截面数据中的因果关系
Brad Verhulst,Ryne Estabrook
Brad Verhulst
Cross-sectional data from twins contain information that can be used to derive a test of causality between traits. This test of directionality is based upon the fact that genetic relationships between family members conform to an establishe...
Gene-environment interactions related to body mass: School policies and social context as environmental moderators [0.03%]
与身体质量相关的基因-环境互作：学校政策及社会环境作为环境调节因子
Jason D Boardman,Michael E Roettger,Benjamin W Domingue et al.
Jason D Boardman et al.
This paper highlights the role of institutional resources and policies, whose origins lie in political processes, in shaping the genetic etiology of body mass among a national sample of adolescents. Using data from Waves I and II of the Nat...
Nominations for Sale [0.03%]
出售提名资格
Silvia Console-Battilana,Kenneth A Shepsle
Silvia Console-Battilana
Models of nomination politics in the US often find "gridlock" in equilibrium because of the super-majority requirement in the Senate for the confirmation of presidential nominees. A blocking coalition often prefers to defeat any nominee. Ye...