The sensitivity of U.S. firms to domestic political uncertainty is an under-conceptualized yet critical component of nonmarket strategy. Using financial and political prediction market data, we develop a panel measure of domestic political sensitivity at the industry level for the period of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to design and test a user satisfaction model to evaluate the contribution of biodiesel production and consumption to the sustainability of a semi-urban community in the Cowichan Valley in British Columbia Canada. This case study is part of a larger research...

Using the results from a unique experiment imbedded in a national survey on attitudes towards money and politics, this paper tests voters' reaction to the disclosure of campaign contribution information. In particular, we explore reactions to differences in the source and amount of campaign...

This paper tests the logic of the Supreme Court's reasoning with respect to corruption in Buckley v. Valeo (1976). In particular, we are interested in the justices' emphasis on perceptions of corruption and on regulation as a critical mechanism to dispel the notion that elected officials are...

This paper explores the risk structure of interest rates. More specifically, we ask whether yields on industrial and commercial bonds indicate that market participants base their evaluations of a bond issue's default risk on agency ratings or on publically available financial statistics. Using a...

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We draw on data collected for the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll during the 2010 campaign to assess the demographic and ideological characteristics of identification with the Tea Party label among Texas voters. Preliminary analysis of data from one survey suggests that support for the...