Comparing measures of political similarity: An empirical comparison of S versus τb in the study of international conflict

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-393

  Bennett, D Scott ^a   Rupert, Matthew C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance portfolio; Expected utility; International interaction game; Tau b; S

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037934448     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002703047003006     Document Type: Article

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