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Partisanship, Political Polarization, and State Higher Education Budget Outcomes
- The Journal of Higher Education
- The Ohio State University Press
- Volume 85, Number 4, July/August 2014
- pp. 469-498
- 10.1353/jhe.2014.0023
- Article
- Additional Information
In this article, we explore how partisanship affects state higher education policy priorities and expenditures. We assume that party coalitions are heterogeneous and policy preferences/priorities differ via mediating factors. We find that Democratic Party strength positively affects state funding for higher education but that the effect diminishes as political polarization or unemployment increases.