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Abstract: The 2002 exit poll was plagued by severe problems on election night that prompted Voter News Service, the organization that conducted the poll, to declare to news organizations on election night that the poll was unreliable and should not be used. Recently, at the urgings of AAPOR members, VNS released the exit poll for academic research. Is the information on the 2002 exit poll valid and will it thus provide valuable insights into voting behavior in this historic election? To assess the validity of the 2002 exit poll, I compare the demographics of the exit poll with two other polls: the 2002 Current Population Survey Voter Supplement File and the 2002 National Election Survey. I further compare the 2002 bias with the exit poll bias towards higher education in the 1998 election. The 2002 analysis is to be completed, and if a substantial bias is found on the 2002 exit poll, I intend to suggest a corrected weighting scheme.

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Abstract: Dollarization is an increasingly important subject in the IPE literature. While the process of dollarization is driven by economic concerns, the way in which it occurs is contingent upon a political decision by government officials to allow citizens to possess foreign currency deposits. Allowing citizens to maintain FC deposits is a potentially puzzling choice for developing countries, as it sacrifices some, but not all, sovereignty over monetary affairs. I argue that the decision to allow FC deposits is done as a commitment device, binding governments to orthodox macroeconomic policies. Thus, I expect a change in regulation to be most likely soon after introduction of macroeconomic policy reform. I use event history analysis on a sample of 95 countries to test my hypotheses and present preliminary results of weak support for my hypothesis.

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Publication Type: Proceeding

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Abstract: Drawing upon the powerful role of collective protests against GMO foods and the high prices of patented drugs, this paper identifies the conditions that shape the natural and likelihood of organized voice. It identifies four kinds of “voice” and the dimensions of “voice”. The paper draws on the theory of A.O. Hirschman to expand his largely individual treatment of “voice” by examining the organization of “voice” through social movements when people perceive that markets trap or fail them. Exit, or switching, is an important form of voice at the individual level; but when people feel trapped, the ground is laid for collective behavior and the development of a social movement. Professional organizers of “voice” have developed into a large secondary industry of its own that amplifies and orchestrates “voice”.

The paper links sociological studies of social movements to the construction, boundaries and limitation of markets. The paper enables economic sociologists and economists to study exchanges and disputes over non-monetary aspects of markets.