Everybody Out of the Pool! A Predictive Assessment of Models of Policy Diffusion in the U.S. States

• In Event: State Policy Diffusion and Feedback

Brief Overview

How well can state policy diffusion be predicted? In this manuscript, we examine the predictive capabilities of models of policy diffusion using machine learning. Our results highlight the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches.

Authors

• Nicholas Hemauer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

• Tracee M Saunders, Pennsylvania State University

• Bruce A. Desmarais, Pennsylvania State University