A Parametric Bayesian Latent Trait Model of Legislative Productivity

• In Event: Legislator Effectiveness & Legislator Productivity

Brief Overview

We present a new measurement of legislative effectiveness. Methodologically, we apply a value-added approach in an attempt to isolate the marginal change in the likelihood of a bill’s advancement that can be attributed to that bill’s sponsor.

Authors

• Austin Bussing, Sam Houston State University

• Joshua Yoshio Lerner, Duke University