States Compete or Free-Ride on Tobacco Policies?

American Politics @SPPQ Dataverse

Exploring how tobacco policies diffuse across US states during 1990-2010.

This study investigates strategic interactions in state policymaking, challenging common assumptions about policy diffusion. Using unique data on four major tobacco policies introduced from 1990 to 2010,

New Findings:

States exhibit both free-rider dynamics and competitive races regarding tobacco regulations
Research reveals nuanced responses: states sometimes adopt neighboring policies only after assessing their legitimacy

Early Stage Insights:

Diffusion mechanisms vary significantly during agenda setting compared to policy enactment phases

Article card for article: Free-Riders or Competitive Races? Strategic Interaction across the American States on Tobacco Policymaking

Free-Riders or Competitive Races? Strategic Interaction across the American States on Tobacco Policymaking was authored by Julie Pacheco. It was published by Sage in SPPQ in 2017.