02854nam 2200649 a 450 991078142850332120200520144314.00-8047-7802-710.1515/9780804778022(CKB)2550000000070981(EBL)811343(OCoLC)767502721(SSID)ssj0000640006(PQKBManifestationID)12238991(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000640006(PQKBWorkID)10611135(PQKB)10989594(MiAaPQ)EBC811343(DE-B1597)564412(DE-B1597)9780804778022(Au-PeEL)EBL811343(CaPaEBR)ebr10518319(OCoLC)1198929418(PPN)248807234(EXLCZ)99255000000007098120110407d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPredicting presidential elections and other things[electronic resource] /Ray C. Fair2nd ed.Stanford, Calif. Stanford Economics and Financec20121 online resource (234 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-6049-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.""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 behaviorSocial predictionPresidentsUnited StatesElectionForecastingElection forecastingUnited StatesEconomic forecastingSocial prediction.PresidentsElectionForecasting.Election forecastingEconomic forecasting.303.4973Fair Ray C120557MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781428503321Predicting presidential elections and other things3779458UNINA