States as Policy Laboratories
Emulating Success in the Children's Health Insurance Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6230366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig Volden (0000-0003-0046-4510, The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 294-312 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00185.x |
| OpenAlex | W2161964752 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 305 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article illustrates the use of the directed dyad‐year event history analysis to study policy diffusion, with an application to policy changes in the Children's Health Insurance Program from 1998 to 2001. This analysis reveals strong evidence that states with successful policies are more likely to be emulated than are those with failing policies. Evidence of success is especially relevant for policy changes that lower program costs rather than those raising costs, and for changes made by legislatures rather than by administrative agencies. Moreover, this study reveals policy diffusion based on political, demographic, and budgetary similarities across states, rather than simply geographic proximity
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health insurance · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Health Policy
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Fluoridation
| Unique citing works | 305 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 15,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 304 |