An Opportunity Cost Theory of US Treaty Behavior

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 531-543

  Kelley, Judith G ^a   Pevehouse, Jon C W ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; LEGISLATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940742255     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/isqu.12185     Document Type: Article

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