ECON 398W: Research Methods: State Constitutional Amendments

Instructor  
    
 John Wallis

Office  
    
 3135 Tydings
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Telephone
EMail 
    
 301-405-3552

wallis@econ.umd.edu

Syllabus      SYLLABUS Fall 2005

Lutz, Constitutional Amendments

 

For Class Thursday, Feb 16

Amendment number list:

    amendments

 

Download the Excel File

Think about the pattern of amending over time.

    Then think about how Lutz tests his theory about the length of constitutions and the amendment rate. 

    Do you see any problems with Lutz's test?

 

 

   

 

Topic Lists

 

    First Level

 

 

Reading assignments