PUBLICATIONS -- Edward L. Lascher, Jr., Ph.D.

BOOKS
Lascher, Edward L., Jr., and Michael R. Powers, eds. 2001. The Economics and Politics of Choice No-Fault Insurance. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 1999. The Politics of Automobile Insurance Reform: Ideas,Institutions, and Public Policy in North America . Washington: Georgetown University Press.
 
Williams, Shirley, and Edward L. Lascher, Jr., eds. 1993. Ambition and Beyond: Career Paths of American Elected Officials. Berkeley: Institute of Governmental Studies.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Dyck, Joshua J., and Edward L. Lascher, Jr. 2008. “Direct Democracy and Political Efficacy Reconsidered.” Political Behavior. Published online 20 December.
 
Wassmer, Robert W., Edward L. Lascher, Jr., and Stephan Kroll. 2008. “Sub- National Fiscal Activity as a Determinant of Individual Happiness: Ideology Matters.” Journal of Happiness Studies. Published online 9 September.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr., and Ellen E. Martin. 2008. “Beyond the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund: Support for Any Future American Terror Casualties. PS: Political Science and Politics 41: 147-152.
 
Wassmer, Robert W., and Edward L. Lascher, Jr. 2006. “Who Supports Local Growth and Regional Planning to Deal with its Consequences?” Urban Affairs Review 41 (May): 621-645.
 
Korey, John L., and Edward L. Lascher, Jr. 2006. “Macropartisanship in California.” Public Opinion Quarterly 70: 48-65.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 2005. “Lessons from the Collective Action Game.” PS: Political Science and Politics 38: 777-780.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 2005. “Constituency Size and Incumbent Safety: A Reexamination.” Political Research Quarterly 58: 269-278.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr., and Michael R. Powers. 2004. “September 11 Victims, Random Events, and the Ethics of Compensation.” American Behavioral Scientist 48: 281-294.
 
Hagen, Michael G., Edward L. Lascher, Jr., and John F. Camobreco. 2001. “Response to Matsusaka: Estimating the Effect of Ballot Initiatives on Policy Responsiveness.” Journal of Politics 63: 1257-1263.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 2000. “Two Types of Procedural Dissatisfaction with Institutions: Lessons from Faculty Senate Reform.” PS: Political Science and Politics 33: 853-856
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 1998. "Loss Imposition and Institutional Characteristics: Learning from Automobile Insurance Reform in North America." Canadian Journal of Political Science 31: 143-164.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr., and Michael R. Powers. 1997. "Expert Opinion and Automobile Insurance Reform: An Empirical Assessment." Journal of Insurance Regulation 16: 197-222.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 1996. "Assessing Legislative Deliberation: A Preface to Empirical Analysis." Legislative Studies Quarterly 21: 501-519.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr., Michael G. Hagen, and Steven A. Rochlin. 1996. "Gun Behind the Door? Ballot Initiatives, State Policies and Public Opinion." Journal of Politics 58: 760-775.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr., Steven Kelman, and Thomas J. Kane. 1993. "Policy Views, Constituency Pressure, and Congressional Action on Flag Burning." Public Choice 76: 79-102.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr., 1993. "Explaining the Appeal of Local Legislative Office." State and Local Government Review 25: 28-38.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 1991. "The Case of the Missing Democrats: Reexamining the Republican Advantage in Nonpartisan Elections." Western Political Quarterly 44: 656-675.
SELECTED OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 2005. Review of Daniel A. Smith and Caroline Tolbert, Educated by Initiatives: The Effect of Direct Democracy on Citizens and Political Organizations in the American States in Perspectives on Politics 3: 651-652.
 
Bateman, Dawn M., and Edward L. Lascher, Jr. 2002. “California.” In Proceedings Roundtable: State Budgeting in the 13 Western States , eds. Robert Huefner, F. Ted Herbert, and Carl Mott. Salt Lake City: Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Utah.
 
Lascher, Edward L., Jr. 1999. Review of Philip L. Dubois and Floyd Feeney, Lawmaking by Initiative: Issues, Options, and Comparisons , in American Political Science