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Arthur Lupia
Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan

Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

Principal Investigator, American National Election Studies

Co-Principal Investigator of the TESS Project

lupia@umich.edu
T: 734.647.7549
F: 734.764.3341

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Biography

Arthur Lupia conducts research on topics relevant to politics and policy including voting, elections, persuasion, opinion change, civic education, coalition governance, legislative-bureaucratic relationships and decision-making under uncertainty. His books, articles and editorials address these topics by integrating insights from his interactions with mass and elite decision makers with tools and concepts from cognitive science, economics, political science, and psychology.

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New Papers


How the Senate and the President Affect the Balance of Power in the House: A Constitutional Theory of Intra-Chamber Bargaining
[Updated Dec 2008]

When Can Politicians Scare Citizens into Supporting Bad Policies?

Why State Constitutions Differ in their Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage

How "Point Blindness" Dilutes the Value of Stock Market Reports
[Updated Aug 2008]

When Should Political Scientists Use the Self-Confirming Equilibrium Concept? Benefits, Costs, and an Application to Jury Theorems

Can Online Deliberation Improve Politics? Scientific Foundations for Success
 
Books

>The Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens Learn What They Need to Know?

> Elements of Reason: Cognition, Choice, and the Bounds of Rationality

> Stealing the Initiative: How State Government Responds to Direct Democracy

> Positive Changes in Political Science: The Legacy of Richard D. McKelvey's Most Influential Writings


Research Topics

Voting/Mass Decisions
 > Civic Competence
 > Deliberation
 > Direct Democracy
 > Experiments
 > Models
 > Political Comm.
 > Political Psychology
 > Racially Polarized Voting
Legislation/Elite Decisions
 > Delegation and
Accountability
  > McCain/Feingold
 > Parliaments/Coalitions
 > Statutory Interpretation
 > Term Limits
 > Taxes
Methods/Phil. of Science
 > Game Theory
 > Value of Political Science

Students

> Adam Seth Levine
> Yanna Krupnikov
> Yoshikuni Ono
> Kenyatha V. Loftis