Gary W. Cox

Stanford University

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Stanford, CA 94305

United States

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1.

Political Structure and Economic Policy: The Institutional Determinants of Policy Outcomes

PRESIDENTS, PARLIAMENTS, AND POLICY, Cambridge University Press, 2000
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 28 Aug 2007
Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins
Stanford University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Economic Policy, institutions, policy outcomes, incentives, capabilities, veto players, public goods

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Authoritarian Elections and Leadership Succession, 1975-2004

APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2009
Gary W. Cox
Stanford University
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authoritarian elections, leadership succession

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The Violence Trap: A Political-Economic Approach to the Problems of Development

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2015
Gary W. Cox, Douglass C. North and Barry R. Weingast
Stanford University, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Economics and Stanford University, Department of Political Science
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violence, violence trap, poverty trap, economic and political development, economic growth, performance of government, property rights, institutions

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Agenda Power in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1877 to 1986

PARTIES, PROCEDURE AND POLICY: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF CONGRESS, David W. Brady, Mathew D. McCubbins, eds., Stanford University Press, 2002
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 27 Jul 2007
Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins
Stanford University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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party government, congress, legislative agenda, congressional history

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Ideological Extremists in the U.S. Congress: Out of Step but Still in Office

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 May 2017
Adam Bonica and Gary W. Cox
Stanford University and Stanford University
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Campaigns, Elections, Representation, Ideology, Partisanship

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The Budgetary Origins of Fiscal-Military Prowess

Journal of Politics, Vol. 83, No. 3
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 01 May 2018 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2021
Gary W. Cox and Mark Dincecco
Stanford University and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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Fiscal-Military States, Credible Budgets, Democratic Victory Thesis

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Agenda Power in the U.S. Senate, 1877 to 1986

PARTIES, PROCEDURE AND POLICY: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF CONGRESS, David W. Brady & Mathew D. McCubbins, eds., Stanford University Press, 2002
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Aug 2007
Andrea Campbell, Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Stanford University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Senate, Agenda control, congress, cartel agenda model, parties

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Measuring the Competitiveness of Elections

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Measuring the Competitiveness of Elections

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 16 May 2019
Gary W. Cox, Jon H. Fiva and Daniel M. Smith
Stanford University, Norwegian School of Management (BI) - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania
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competitiveness, measurement, electoral systems, mobilization, turnout

Measuring the Competitiveness of Elections

CESifo Working Paper No. 7418
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Gary W. Cox, Jon H. Fiva and Daniel M. Smith
Stanford University, Norwegian School of Management (BI) - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania
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competitiveness, measurement, electoral systems, mobilization, turnout

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Agenda Power in Brazil's Camara Dos Deputados, 1989-98

World Politics, Vol. 55, pp. 550-78, July 2003
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Gary W. Cox, Mathew D. McCubbins and Octavio Amorim Neto
Stanford University, Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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agenda control, Camara dos Deputados, legislatures, legislative agenda, Brazil

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Window of Opportunity: War and the Origins of Parliament

Forthcoming, British Journal of Political Science
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 12 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2023
Mark Dincecco, Gary W. Cox and Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Stanford University and University of Bologna - Department of Economics
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State-Making; Political Development; War; Political Representation; Communes

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Agenda Power in the Japanese House of Representatives

Japanese Journal of Political Science, Vol. 1, pp. 1-21, 2000
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Jul 2007
Gary W. Cox, Mikitaka Masuyama and Mathew D. McCubbins
Stanford University, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Japan, House of Representatives, agenda control, legislative agenda, legislatures

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Executive Constraint, Political Stability and Economic Growth

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Jun 2015
Gary W. Cox and Barry R. Weingast
Stanford University and Stanford University, Department of Political Science
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Democracy, elections, executive constraints, political stability, economic growth

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The Motion to Recommit in the U.S. House of Representatives

PARTY, PROCESS, AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN CONGRESS: FURTHER NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE HISTORY OF CONGRESS, Chapter 19, Stanford University Press, 2007
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 Jul 2007
Gary W. Cox, Chris Den Hartog and Mathew D. McCubbins
Stanford University, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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motion to recommit, House of Representatives, Congress, Rules, majority party, minority party

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Warfare, Fiscal Gridlock, and State Formation during Europe’s Military Revolution

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 29 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 21 Oct 2023
Mark Dincecco, Gary W. Cox and Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Stanford University and University of Bologna - Department of Economics
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State Capacity; Credible Commitment; War; Taxation; Absolutism; Parliament

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Bonding, Structure and the Stability of Political Parties: Party Government in the House

Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 215-231, May 1994
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins
Stanford University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Political Parties, stability, instability, party government, House of Representatives, Congress, party caucus

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Agenda Power in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, 1988-2000

Legislative Studies Quarterly, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Oct 2007
Gary W. Cox, William Heller and Mathew D. McCubbins
Stanford University, State University of New York (SUNY) - Department of Political Science and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Italy, Chamber of Deputies, Agenda Control, Roll Rates, Legislatures

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Agenda Control in the Bundestag, 1980-2002

German Politics, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2006
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Jul 2007
William Chandler, Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Political Science, Stanford University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Germany, Parliament, Bundestag, agenda control, legislative agenda, legislatures

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On Measuring Partisanship in Roll Call Voting: The U.S. House of Representatives, 1877-1999

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Jul 2008
Gary W. Cox and Keith T. Poole
Stanford University and University of Georgia - School of Public and International Affairs
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How Much Does Money Matter? 'Buying' Votes in Japan, 1967-1990

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Jul 2008
Gary W. Cox and Michael F. Thies
Stanford University and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science
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Presidents and Their Formateurs

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Aug 2011
Royce Carroll and Gary W. Cox
University of Essex - Department of Government and Stanford University
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Coalition Formation, Parliamentary Cabinets, Bargaining, Semi-presidentialism

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The Costs of Intraparty Competition: SNTV and Money Politics in Japan

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Jul 2008
Gary W. Cox and Michael F. Thies
Stanford University and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science
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Electoral Rules, Career Ambitions and Party Structure: Comparing Factions in Japan's Upper and Lower Houses

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Jul 2008
Gary W. Cox, Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies
Stanford University, Yale University - Department of Political Science (deceased) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science
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Mobilization, Social Networks, and Turnout: Evidence from Japan

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 11 Jul 2008
Gary W. Cox, Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies
Stanford University, Yale University - Department of Political Science (deceased) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science
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Electoral Reform and the Fate of Factions: The Case of Japan's LDP

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Jul 2008
Gary W. Cox, Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies
Stanford University, Yale University - Department of Political Science (deceased) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science
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Gender Gaps in Political Seniority Systems

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 May 2023
Alexandra Cirone, Gary W. Cox, Jon H. Fiva, Daniel M. Smith and Dawn Teele
Cornell University, Stanford University, Norwegian School of Management (BI) - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania
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political selection, gender, closed-list proportional representation, seniority system, Norway

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Moral Hazard in Electoral Teams

CESifo Working Paper No. 8357
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 17 Jun 2020
Gary W. Cox, Jon H. Fiva, Daniel M. Smith and Rune Sørensen
Stanford University, Norwegian School of Management (BI) - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and BI Norwegian Business School
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party lists, cabinet promotion, Gamson's law, proportional representation, voter mobilization

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The Value of Majority Status in the U.S. House

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 May 2009
Gary W. Cox and Eric Magar
Stanford University and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) - Political Science Department
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US Congress, parties, campaign contributions

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Party and Policy in Lineland: A Theory of Conditional Party Cartels

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 27 Dec 2022
John Aldrich, Gary W. Cox, Mathew D. McCubbins and David W. Rohde
Duke University - Department of Political Science, Stanford University, Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased) and Duke University - Department of Political Science
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Political Parties, Congress, Policy

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Bound by Borders: Voter Mobilization Through Social Networks

CESifo Working Paper No. 10718
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 25 Oct 2023
Gary W. Cox, Jon H. Fiva and Max-Emil M. King
Stanford University, Norwegian School of Management (BI) - Department of Economics and BI Norwegian Business School
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political participation, social networks, electoral geography

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Electoral Rules, Mobilization, and Turnout

Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 18, pp. 49-68, 2015
Posted: 12 May 2015
Gary W. Cox
Stanford University

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Strategic Voting Under Proportional Representation

JOURNAL OF LAW, ECONOMICS & ORGANIZATION, Vol. 12, No. 2, Fall 1996
Posted: 21 Jan 1997
Gary W. Cox and Matthew Soberg Shugart
Stanford University and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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