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Replication data for: Reform and its ramifications: The impact of term limits on legislative decision-making, 1997 |
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doi:10.7910/DVN/1LGTMH |
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Harvard Dataverse |
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Date of Distribution: |
2007-12-06 |
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3 |
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Bibliographic Citation: |
Christopher Constantine Afendulis, 2007, "Replication data for: Reform and its ramifications: The impact of term limits on legislative decision-making, 1997", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1LGTMH, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:3:AEEGQLraco/eyHI07Rm2iQ== [fileUNF] |
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Replication data for: Reform and its ramifications: The impact of term limits on legislative decision-making, 1997 |
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Identification Number: |
doi:10.7910/DVN/1LGTMH |
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Authoring Entity: |
Christopher Constantine Afendulis |
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Producer: |
Department of Government |
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Date of Production: |
1997 |
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Distributor: |
Harvard Dataverse |
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Distributor: |
Department of Government |
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Access Authority: |
Tom Wall |
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Date of Distribution: |
1997 |
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Holdings Information: |
https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1LGTMH |
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Keywords: |
Political Science, State Legislature, Political Reform |
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Topic Classification: |
Harvard University, Department of Government, Government |
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Abstract: |
What impact will term limits have on legislative decision making in the United States? This dissertation adds to a growing academic literature on this issue. The work is composed of three related essays, which draw upon ideas and tools from the field of legislative politics to evaluate the effects of the reforms. <br /><br />Using data on the tenure patterns of members of the U.S. state legislatures, the first essay evaluates how term limits will affect turnover and partisan composition in these bodies. Term-specific "survival rates" are estimated for the lower chambers of 41 legislatures. These rates are then employed to evaluate the impact of the reforms on legislative careers, as well as on turnover rates and the partisan balance of power in each state. The results fill an important gap in the literat ure on term limits by making predictions about their impact in the state legislatures.<br /><br />The second essay considers the impact of these reforms on the retirement decisions of legislators. I draw upon previous work on legislative membership reform to explore how term limits could alter the value legislators place on holding office. The work employs duration analysis, which yields empirical estimates of the impact of term limits on the timing of legislators' career decisions. Using data o n the decisions of members of the California State Assembly, I find that term limitations have increased the retirement rate for all legislators, but I find no evidence of partisan differences in retirements due to the reforms. <br /><br />The third essay explores the effects of term limits on interaction within legislatures. The model used is an overlapping generations game, which evaluates the possibilities for cooperation in an organization with a rotating membership. The results suggest that term limits will upset the viability of cooperation in three different ways: through the limit level itself, the rate of reelection to the legislature, and the short term changes the reforms would have on the tenure distributio n of the legislature. The results shed light on how the policy making process itself may be affected by these new reforms. |
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United States |
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Subject: STANDARD DEPOSIT TERMS 1.0 Type: DATAPASS:TERMS:STANDARD:1.0 Notes: This study was deposited under the of the Data-PASS standard deposit terms. A copy of the usage agreement is included in the file section of this study.; |
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Archive Where Study was Originally Stored: |
Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University |
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Available |
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<b>The data archived in the Harvard Government Dissertation Dataverse are restricted for use for five years post deposit date.</b> I will use these data solely for the purposes stated in my application to use data, detailed in a written research proposal. |
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Citation Requirement: |
I will include a bibliographic citation acknowledging the use of these data in any publication or presentation in which these data are used. Such citations will appear in footnotes or in the reference section of any such manuscript. I understand the guideline in "How to Cite This Dataset" described in the Summary of this study. |
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The data are available without additional conditions other than those stated in the "Restrictions" Terms of Use above. |
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This dataset is made available with limited information on how it can be used. You may wish to communicate with the Contact(s) specified before use. |
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Christopher Constantine Afendulis, 1997, "Replication data for: Reform and its ramifications: The impact of term limits on legislative decision-making", 152 pages. A copy of this dissertation is available here: Harvard Affiliates: <a href= "http://ezp1.harvard.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.ezp1.harvard.edu/pqdweb?did=736663161&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=11201&RQT=309&VName=PQD">Link to Full Text through ProQuest</a><br /><br />All Other Users: Full Text is Available through ProQuest, Document ID: 736663161 |
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Bibliographic Citation: |
Christopher Constantine Afendulis, 1997, "Replication data for: Reform and its ramifications: The impact of term limits on legislative decision-making", 152 pages. A copy of this dissertation is available here: Harvard Affiliates: <a href= "http://ezp1.harvard.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.ezp1.harvard.edu/pqdweb?did=736663161&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=11201&RQT=309&VName=PQD">Link to Full Text through ProQuest</a><br /><br />All Other Users: Full Text is Available through ProQuest, Document ID: 736663161 |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-Aactual.tab |
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1988 Tenure Distributions for Whole Legislature in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-Ar.tab |
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Rates of Expected Tenure for Republicans in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-Dactual.tab |
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1988 Tenure Distributions for Democrats in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-dr.tab |
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Rates of Expected Tenure for Democrats in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-Ractual.tab |
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1988 Tenure Distributions for Republicans in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-rr.tab |
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Rates of Expected Tenure for Republicans in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-Share.tab |
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Estimates of the Parties' Shares of First-Term Members in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-Data-Turnover.tab |
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Steady State Turnover Data in Tab Delimited Format |
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File: Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch3-Data-Choice.tab |
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Retirement Choice Data in Tab Delimited Format |
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Afendulis-TermLimits-Abstract.pdf |
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Overview of Disseration Purpose, Data Collection and Findings |
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Afendulis-TermLimits-Ch2-ProgramFiles.zip |
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Program Files for Replication of Study Findings |
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Afendulis-TermLimits-Data.zip |
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All Study Data Files and Associated Program Files |
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Afendulis-TermLimits-ReadMe.pdf |
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Clarifying Information on Dissertation Data |
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Harvard University Government Department Dissertations-James Alt-Data PASS Deposit Agreement.pdf |
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Legal agreement between the data depositor and the Murray Archive |
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application/pdf |