Browsing BI Open by Journals "American Political Science Review"
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Political dynasties and the incumbency advantage in party-centered environments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)A handful of recent studies have investigated the causal effect of incumbency on dynasty formation in candidate-centered electoral contexts. We use candidate-level data and a regression discontinuity design to estimate the ... -
Public Sector Employment and Voter Turnout
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Does working in the public rather than the private sector have a causal effect on electoral participation? Extant evidence using cross-sectional survey data remains unpersuasive due to data limitations and concerns posed ... -
Seniority-Based Nominations and Political Careers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper investigates party use of seniority systems to allocate nominations for elected and appointed offices. Such systems, which can regulate party members’ access to offices at multiple levels of their careers, are ...