Eoin F McGuirk
Biographic Data
| ID | 6037565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eoin F McGuirk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eoin F |
| FAMILY NAME | McGuirk |
| SIGNATURE | MCGUIRK E F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
The illusory leader
The illusory leader
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
The illusory leader
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Microeconomics (2 works) · Natural experiment (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 work)