Measuring Institutional Design in U.S. States
Scott J. LaCombe     , Smith College

Objective. The role of institutions in state politics has been recognized for decades. However, most
of this research has evaluated the role of a single institution at a time, such as the role of the ballot
initiative or legislative professionalism. Little is known about how institutions may have counter-
balancing or reinforcing effects. Method. I propose evaluating institutions collectively much in the
way that ...