Does Money Buy Happiness? Examining Spending and Approval of Senators

This project seeks to examine the relationship between approval ratings for US senators who ran in the 2020 election and the amount of campaign spending while controlling for Gender, Incumbency status, Party affiliation and the number of primary challengers to seek greater understanding on how campaign spending impacts the overall sentiment that the voters have for their representatives.

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Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research
Published
2025-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.62915/2474-4921.1337
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Taxation and Compliance Studies
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Does Money Buy Happiness? Examining Spending and Approval of Senators

Austin R Johnson, Steven D Kaga
Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research
Taxation and Compliance Studies
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Does Money Buy Happiness? Examining Spending and Approval of Senators

Austin R Johnson, Steven D Kaga
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Abstract

This project seeks to examine the relationship between approval ratings for US senators who ran in the 2020 election and the amount of campaign spending while controlling for Gender, Incumbency status, Party affiliation and the number of primary challengers to seek greater understanding on how campaign spending impacts the overall sentiment that the voters have for their representatives.

Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate ResearchVol. 12(1)
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Taxation and Compliance Studies
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