Party Polarization: Congressional Divergence on Environmental Policy from 1970-2008
| Metadata Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Laband, David | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tanger, Shaun | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-17T20:12:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-04-17T20:12:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04-17 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10415/3026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We investigate empirically the importance of a conjectured linkage between economic conditions and increasing party divergence with respect to national-level environmental policy in the United States. Using data from 1970-2008, we find that increases in the rate of unemployment are associated with increases in divergence between the two parties with respect to voting on environmental legislation; a result that is consistent for both the House and Senate. We also report evidence of a positive relationship between party divergence on environmental legislation and real per capita income. We fail to observe evidence of a statistically significant relationship between the rate of inflation and divergence on environmental voting. | en_US |
| dc.rights | EMBARGO_NOT_AUBURN | en_US |
| dc.subject | Economics | en_US |
| dc.title | Party Polarization: Congressional Divergence on Environmental Policy from 1970-2008 | en_US |
| dc.type | thesis | en_US |
| dc.embargo.length | NO_RESTRICTION | en_US |
| dc.embargo.status | NOT_EMBARGOED | en_US |