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
| 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. |
