The Fifty American States in Space and Time: Applying Conditionally Autoregressive Models

This study replicates four prior studies in American state politics and provides OpenBUGS code for estimating spatial conditional autoregressive (CAR) models for each. The examples include Erikson, Wright & McIver's (1993) Statehouse Democracy study, Berry & Berry's (1990) analysis of lottery adoption, Margalit's (2013) study of individual support for welfare assistance, and Monogan's (2013) study of Clean Air Act enforcement actions in the 50 states.