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ABSTRACTResearchers interested in policy feedback effects can use the nonrecursive modeling strategies proposed here when time series data are not available for assessing feedback dynamics. This strategy is illustrated in a study of the impacts of American state divorce policies on divorce behavior and the responsiveness of policies to divorce rates. The findings show appreciable impact and feedback effects. In states where divorces are easier to obtain, the incidence of divorce is higher; and where divorce is more widespread, states are likely to implement more permissive divorce policies.

Researchers interested in policy feedback effects can use the nonrecursive modeling strategies proposed here when time-series data are not available for assessing feedback dynamics. This strategy is illustrated in a study of the impacts of US state divorce policies on divorce behavior & the responsiveness of policies to divorce rates. The findings show appreciable impact & feedback effects. In states where divorces are easier to obtain, the incidence of divorce is higher; & where divorce is more widespread, states are likely to implement more permissive divorce policies. 2 Tables. HA.

This article evaluates two aspects of constituency interest on legislative voting, the expressed preferences of a constituency on a policy, and the economic costs and benefits constituents would derive from a policy, using data from U.S. Senate voting on the 1972 Family Assistance Plan (FAP). When considered simultaneously, neither constituency opinion nor FAP's projected economic impact reveals a significant effect. The modest importance of constituency opinion in voting on this issue contrasts with earlier research findings. The most important factors in senators' voting on FAP were their ideological orientation and party affiliation. These results are consistent with case studies of the FAP policy process and with expectations regarding the decision process in redistributive policy areas.