Although still in its early stages, a growing literature examines the issue of coalition management in multiparty presidential systems. Presidents in such environments have a complex job in building and sustaining coalitions ...

We propose measuring portfolio salience by analyzing paired comparisons data using the Bradley-Terry model. Paired-comparison data are easy to collect using surveys that are userfriendly, rapid, and inexpensive, and we ...

This paper examines the effects of a president's coalition management decisions on the costs of governing. An innovative Governing Costs Index (GCI) was developed, taking into consideration political and financial transfers ...