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

• Autore: Fair Ray C
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Economics and Finance, c2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.4973
• Soggetto topico: Social prediction; Presidents - United States - Election - Forecasting; Election forecasting - United States; Economic forecasting
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Predicting presidential elections and other things
• ISBN: 0-8047-7802-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781428503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II