Quantitative and formal analysis of international relations, comparative politics, and American politics.
The guys at the Freakonomics blog can always be counted on for some interesting conversation starters. Today, Steven Levitt pits conventional wisdom about saving money against advice on the topic from Milton Friedman (via Jose Scheinkman). Conventional wisdom (taking the form of Levitt’s wife) holds that one should prudently save money from all income, no … Read more
Whenever people open fortune cookies, they always expect to find a small piece of paper inside that has words of wisdom written on it. Last week, I opened a fortune cookie and much to my surprise, there were words of political wisdom written on the slip: "The will of the people is the best law." … Read more
Given that I am sucker for field-related music and any nerd inspired music in general, the newest post at The Monkey Cage amuses me with a musical critique of what we do after the jump:
Michael A. Allen is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. His research focuses on international conflict, military alliances, and quantitative methods in international relations and comparative politics.
Automated recommendation software can be a very efficient technique to increase revenues and doubly so in the world of click-to-purchase materials and low thresholds for impulsive purchases. However, these algorithms can produce some hilarious results given enough interest. For example, after the jump, see Amazon’s current match for Axelrod’s The Complexity of Cooperation.
Michael A. Allen is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. His research focuses on international conflict, military alliances, and quantitative methods in international relations and comparative politics.
Below the jump are a few music videos that celebrate the joys of graduate and statistics life. Enjoy
Michael A. Allen is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. His research focuses on international conflict, military alliances, and quantitative methods in international relations and comparative politics.