Replication materials for Cameron & Kastellec, Making of the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments, 1930-2020 (Oxford University Press, 2023). Simulation methodology described in Chapter 13, "The Courts That Politics Will Make."
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
| FSC_Simulator_2024.R | Core Monte Carlo simulation engine |
| FSC_metafunctions_2024.R | Parameter setup and experiment functions |
| master_run_all_sims_2024.R | Runs all 13 policy experiments |
| chapter_13_make_graphs_2024.R | Generates all figures |
| term_limit_separate_script.R | Term limits experiments |
| FSC_metafunctions_2016_counterfactual_FINAL.R | 2016 counterfactual |
- Open
master_run_all_sims_2024.Rand run all experiments (~4 minutes) - Run
chapter_13_make_graphs_2024.Rto generate figures
A browser-based version is available at: https://jkastellec.github.io/msc-simulator/
R with packages: tidyverse, haven, parallel