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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781428503321

Autore

Fair Ray C

Titolo

Predicting presidential elections and other things [[electronic resource] /] / Ray C. Fair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Economics and Finance, c2012

ISBN

0-8047-7802-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

303.4973

Soggetti

Social prediction

Presidents - United States - Election - Forecasting

Election forecasting - United States

Economic forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

It's the economy, stupid -- The tools in seven easy lessons -- Presidential elections -- Congressional elections -- Extramarital affairs -- Wine quality -- College grades and class attendance -- Marathon times -- Aging and baseball -- Predicting college football games -- Interest rates -- Inflation -- More things.

Sommario/riassunto

""It's the economy, stupid,"" as Democratic strategist James Carville would say.  After many years of study, Ray C. Fair has found that the state of the economy has a dominant influence on national elections.  Just in time for the 2012 presidential election, this new edition of his classic text, Predicting Presidential Elections and Other Things, provides us with a look into the likely future of our nation's political landscape-but Fair doesn't stop there.Fair puts other national issues under the microscope as well-including congressional elections, Federal Reserve behavior