Stanford University
POLISCI 353: Workshop in Statistical Modeling
Jonathan Wand, Simon Jackman, and Doug Rivers

Spring 2005 Calendar

Meeting times and location

The workshop will meet weekly each Thursday 4-6pm, except where noted for occassional AES seminars. Workshops take place in Room 400 (the Graham Stuart Lounge) on the 4th floor of Encina Hall West, except where noted in the schedule.

Description of weeks

Speaker: Jon Elster, Columbia University (Joint with Theory)

Speaker: Jonathan Wand, Stanford University

Title: More than a Science of Averages: Testing Formal Theories Based on Shape Constraints

Paper to be posted

May 12: NO WORKSHOP -- instead: American Empirical Seminar meeting 5:15-6:30pm

AES Speaker: Kim Fridkin, Arizona State University

May 19: Paper Presentation

Speaker: Walter Mebane, Cornell University

Title: Strategic Coordination in American National Elections

Papers:

• Partisan Messages, Unconditional Strategies and Coordination in American Elections
• Coordination, Moderation, and Institutional Balancing in American Presidential and House Elections

May 26: Paper Presentation

Speaker: Kevin Quinn, Harvard University

Paper: Recovering Ideological Information From Divisions of the UK House of Commons

Revised May 24, 2005