Working Papers Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science Facet Area of Focus - Working Papers Benjamin Castleman Jay Shimshack Edgar O. Olsen Sarah Turner Adam Leive Christopher J. Ruhm Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Isaac Mbiti Sophie Trawalter (-) Craig Volden Facet People - Working Papers Center for Effective Lawmaking Facet UVA Partner - Working Papers Working Paper Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success Authors: Craig Volden Are effective state lawmakers more likely than ineffective state lawmakers to be elected to Congress? Our findings offer important insights into how American federalism contributes to representation by effective lawmakers. Learn more Working Paper Spatial Models of Legislative Effectiveness Authors: Craig Volden, Matthew P. Hitt, Alan E. Wiseman Spatial models of policymaking have evolved from the median voter theorem through the inclusion of institutional considerations such as political parties, committees, and various voting and amendment rules. Such models, however, implicitly assume that no policy is more effective than another at solving public policy problems and that all proposers are equally capable of advancing proposals. Learn more
Working Paper Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success Authors: Craig Volden Are effective state lawmakers more likely than ineffective state lawmakers to be elected to Congress? Our findings offer important insights into how American federalism contributes to representation by effective lawmakers. Learn more
Working Paper Spatial Models of Legislative Effectiveness Authors: Craig Volden, Matthew P. Hitt, Alan E. Wiseman Spatial models of policymaking have evolved from the median voter theorem through the inclusion of institutional considerations such as political parties, committees, and various voting and amendment rules. Such models, however, implicitly assume that no policy is more effective than another at solving public policy problems and that all proposers are equally capable of advancing proposals. Learn more