Operationalizing Legislative Bodies: A Methodological and Empirical Perspective with a Bayesian Approach

Carolina Luque and Juan Sosa

Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2025, vol. 120, issue 549, 572-583

Abstract: This article extensively reviews applications, extensions, and models derived from the Bayesian ideal point estimator. We focus our attention on studies conducted in the United States as well as Latin America. First, we provide a detailed description of the Bayesian ideal point estimator. Next, we propose a new taxonomy to synthesize and frame technical developments and applications associated with the estimator in the context of the United States Congress and Latin American governing bodies. The literature available in Latin America allows us to conclude that few legislatures in the region have been analyzed using the methodology under discussion. Also, we highlight those parliaments of Latin America embedded in democratic presidential systems as novel scenarios for operationalizing the electoral behavior of legislative bodies through nominal voting data. Our findings show some alternatives for future research.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2024.2413928

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