I am a Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. My research spans political economy, labor economics, applied microeconomics, economic inequality, and empirical macroeconomics.

Political Economy Labor Economics Applied Microeconomics Economic Inequality Empirical Macroeconomics
Working Papers
A Different World: Enduring Effects of School Desegregation on Ideology and Attitudes
with Jörg Spenkuch and Cody Tuttle
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
New
Have Corporations Polarized Politically Too? Evidence from U.S. Campaign Contributions Over Time
with Jorge Perilla-Garcia, Andrew Sweeting and Yidan Xu
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
New
Peer Effects on Partisanship, Registration, and Voter Turnout: Evidence from Roommate Assignments
with Kenneth Coriale and Rachel Nesbit
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
New
Excess Capacity and Heterogeneity in the Fiscal Multiplier: Evidence from the Obama Stimulus Package
with Arindrajit Dube, Thomas Hegland and Ben Zipperer
Empirical Macroeconomics Applied Microeconomics
The Persistence of Political Partisanship: Evidence from 9/11
with Sharun Mukand
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
Under Revision
Political Control Over Redistricting and the Partisan Balance in Congress
with Kenneth Coriale and Daniel Kolliner  ·  Journal of Public Economics
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
R&R
From the Classroom to the Ballot Box: Turnout and Partisan Consequences of Education
with Jörg Spenkuch and Cody Tuttle  ·  AEJ: Economic Policy
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
R&R
Published & Forthcoming
Between Government and Market: The Political Economics of Labor Unions
with Suresh Naidu  ·  Annual Review of Economics, 2025
Political Economy Labor Economics Applied Microeconomics
2025
Pandering in the Shadows: How Natural Disasters Affect Special Interest Politics
with Jörg Spenkuch and Haishan Yuan  ·  AEJ: Economic Policy, 2025
Replication Data
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2025
Voting for Democracy: Chile's Plebiscito and the Electoral Participation of a Generation
with Fernando Saltiel and Sergio Urzua  ·  AEJ: Economic Policy, 2023
Replication Data
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2023
Partisan Spatial Sorting in the United States: A Theoretical and Empirical Overview
with Jörg Spenkuch and Rebecca Sullivan  ·  Journal of Public Economics, 2022
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2022
Unemployment Insurance Generosity and Aggregate Employment
with Christopher Boone, Arindrajit Dube, and Lucas Goodman  ·  AEJ: Economic Policy, 2021
Replication Data
Labor Economics Economic Inequality Empirical Macroeconomics Applied Microeconomics
2021
Early Voting Laws, Voter Turnout, and Partisan Vote Composition: Evidence from Ohio
with Haishan Yuan  ·  AEJ: Applied Economics, 2020
Replication Data
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2020
Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes
with Arindrajit Dube and Owen Thompson  ·  Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2016
Labor Economics Applied Microeconomics
2016
The Political Economy of Discretionary Spending: Evidence from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
with Christopher Boone and Arindrajit Dube  ·  Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2014
Political Economy Empirical Macroeconomics
2014
The Iceberg Theory of Campaign Contributions: Political Threats and Interest Group Behavior
with Marcos Chamon  ·  AEJ: Economic Policy, 2013
Replication Data
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2013
Political Polarization and the Dynamics of Political Language: Evidence from 130 Years of Partisan Speech
with Jacob Jensen, Suresh Naidu and Laurence Wilse-Samson  ·  Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2012
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2012
Coups, Corporations, and Classified Information
with Arindrajit Dube and Suresh Naidu  ·  Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2011
Outsourcing, Wages and Benefits
with Arindrajit Dube  ·  Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2010
Labor Economics Economic Inequality Applied Microeconomics
2010
The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting
with Stefano DellaVigna  ·  Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007
Replication Data
Political Economy Applied Microeconomics
2007
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