What explains the persistence of racial or ethnic inequalities in descriptive representation in
the absence of strongly politicized racial or ethnic cleavages? This article uses new data to …

Why do incumbents enjoy an electoral advantage in some political settings but suffer from a
disadvantage in others? We propose a novel explanation linking variation in incumbency …

I surveyed the universe of recent applicants to the Indonesian civil service to study the
effects of high-stakes examinations on political attitudes. Leveraging applicants' scores on …

In the mid-1990s, Brazil introduced electronic voting technology that reduced residual
ballots and consequently expanded de facto enfranchisement. We employ a regression …

Did the election of Donald Trump have an immediate effect on trust in the US government in
Latin America? While on the campaign trail, the Republican candidate used strong and …

This dissertation conceptualizes a new type of clientelistic party, which despite being
widespread has not been properly theorized. I refer to it as modular. Since clientelism—the …

This article analyzes the effects on violence of electing law-and-order candidates at the local
level. It argues that law-and-order politicians embedded in the police will divert resources to …

What is the effect of legislature size on public service provision? While the literature relates
legislature size to representation and government expenditure, its implications for welfare …

Brazil has used open-list proportional representation (OLPR) to elect legislators for most of
the country's democratic history. In this thesis I argue that strategic actions by politicians …

What is the strength of incumbency advantage in a non-partisan electoral system? More
specifically, does incumbency advantage in non-partisan electoral systems align with or …