Did incumbent politicians benefit from the influx of federal spending during the pandemic? We use an IV strategy to show that incumbents performed better in places that received more aid due to their overrepresentation in Congress. @stanveuger.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Ayoung (@achunpolisci.bsky.social) studies how campaign donors shape congressional lawmaking. Her research examines the influence of “seed donors” -- those who back candidates in their first successful primaries -- on lawmakers’ careers and legislative behavior in Congress.

Anthony Dean Norton (@AnthonyDeanNorton) examines the historical evolution of peoples' right to self-determination. His dissertation reveals how the sedimentation of competing understandings of collective self-determination fuels interstate and domestic conflict.

Giovanni Castro Irizarry (@CastroIrizarry) examines how racial self-classifications among Latinos shape their political attitudes and behavior in the U.S. His articles have been published in The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.

Doeun Kim studies political economy of firms and labor within the realm of international political economy. Her dissertation focuses on the economic and social interactions between foreign companies and locals and their implication on foreign economic policies. doeunkim.org

Frank Wyer studies how governments, civilians, and the international community respond to violent conflict and build peace in fragile states. frankwyer.com

Christopher Palmisano studies how where you live shapes your civic life. His dissertation uses data from nearly 20 million movers to provide causal evidence that moving to a higher-turnout neighborhood increases your probability of voting.

Michael Herndon (@michaelherndon.bsky.social) studies the intersection of election administration, political psychology, and racial politics. His dissertation represents the first attempt to explain why the ballots of non-White voters are rejected at higher rates than White voters.

Graham Straus studies voting behavior, elections, personal economic conditions, and local politics. His dissertation leverages linked salary and turnout records to isolate the effect of individual income on turnout. www.grahamstraus.com

Siyu Liang uses surveys, experiments, and computational text analysis to study political communication and public opinion in China and the U.S. Her dissertation examines how Chinese propaganda and U.S. media framing shape public attitudes in the context of U.S.-China relations. www.siyuliang.com

Now out in QJPS: we find locally set minimum wages are responsive to public preferences but overshoot them and are too high in many places. But, minimum wages in states with preemption are too low. For details of our city-level minimum wage estimates, check out www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...