Social scientists often consider multiple empirical models of the same process. When these models are parametric and non-nested, the null hypothesis that two models fit the data equally well is commonly tested using methods introduced by Vuong (Econometrica 57(2):307–333, <CitationRef CitationID="CR30">1989</CitationRef>) and Clarke (Am...</citationref>

Understanding the key factors influencing policy perception can be critical for informing the design of public policies. Feebates is a unique public policy that is meant to influence vehicle purchases. It presents buyers with a rebate for purchasing low-emission vehicles and a fee for purchasing...

We investigate Bayesian approaches to answering the frequently-arising model-specification question (Q:) Is model Mj better than Mj′? We contrast two Bayesian model-comparison methods–log scores and DIC–on their ability to correctly discriminate between fixed-effects Poisson (FEP) and...