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Dean Lacy

Dean LacyProfessor of Government
Silsby 302

Dean.Lacy@dartmouth.edu

B.A., University of Virginia
M.A., Ph.D., Duke University

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Recent Publications

  • "Affective Forecasting Errors in the 2008 Election: Underpredicting Happiness," with Catherine Norris and Amanda Dumville. Political Psychology 32(2) 2011:235-49.
  • "Testing Proximity Versus Directional Voting Using Experiments," with Philip Paolino. Electoral Studies 29 (2010):460-471.
  • "A Theory of Issue Linkage and Economic Sanctions: The Roles of Information, Preferences, and Threats," with Emerson Niou, Journal of Politics, 66(1) 2004:25-42.
  • "The Origins and Impact of Voter Support for Third-Party Candidates: A Case Study of the 1998 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election," with Quin Monson, Political Research Quarterly, 55(2) 2002: 409-37.
  • "Economic Performance, Job Insecurity, and Electoral Choice." with Anthony Mughan, British Journal of Political Science, 32, 3 July 2002: 513-33.
  • "Nonseparable Preferences, Measurement Error, and Unstable Survey Responses," Political Analysis, 9(2) 2001:1-21.
  • "A Theory of Nonseparable Preferences in Survey Responses," American Journal of Political Science, 45(2) 2001:239-258. [Errata 45(3)]

Research Interests

  • Electoral institutions and behavior
  • Public opinion
  • Political parties
  • Congress and the presidency
  • Democratic Theory
  • Game Theory and methodology

Teaches

Last Updated: 4/19/12