New Authors

Two new collaborators have joined the Quantitative Peace as founding authors and regular contributors to the project.  Cynthia Colley, a researcher of Comparative and World Politics with a focus on Spanish Politics and internal violence. Julie VanDusky, a researcher of Comparative and American Politics with a focus in institutional development with a specific interest in … Read more

Monty Hall still wants to make a deal

The New York Times recently highlighted a piece by M. Keith Chen that argues that some of the classic behavioral studies in psychology suffer from the Monty Hall Problem.  The basic situation game: An actor is presented with three choices (doors), A, B, and C.  There are two outcomes randomly distributed behind each door: a … Read more

About

About: Welcome to The Quantitative Peace, a blog dedicated to empirical international relations and comparative politics with a specific focus on quantitative and formal studies.  The goal is to discuss, elaborate, critique, and announce current and emerging research in the subfields that is relevant to the study of international relations and comparative politics.  Additionally, upcoming … Read more