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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-Editor, American Political Science Review

lupia@umich.edu
T: 734.647.7549
F: 734.764.3341

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Statutory Interpretation

Arthur Lupia and Mathew D. McCubbins. 2005. "Lost in Translation: Social Choice Theory is Misapplied Against Legislative Intent." Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 14.

Cheryl Boudreau, Arthur Lupia, Mathew D. McCubbins, and Daniel B. Rodriguez. 2005. "The Judge as a Fly on the Wall: Interpretive Lessons from Positive Theories of Communication and Legislation." Manuscript.
 
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