| PhD, Stanford, 2002. American political institutions, positive political theory, game theory, political bargaining, and public policy. Current research focuses on the effects of political parties on government spending, the politics of judicial appointments, the impact of institutional arrangements on outcomes in a variety of political bargaining settings, and the connection between formal models and data analysis. His articles appear in or are forthcoming in American Journal of Political Science, Business and Politics, Economics & Politics, Election Law Journal, Independent Review, Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Public Choice, and State Politics & Policy Quarterly, as well as several edited volumes. His first book, The Plane Truth: Airline Crashes, the Media, and Transportation Policy (Brookings Institution Press, 2003), examines governmental responses to plane crashes and was co-authored with Roger Cobb of Brown University. His second book, Rules and Restraint: Government Spending and the Design of Institutions (University of Chicago Press, 2007), focuses on the design and enforcement of budget rules. Member of the American Politics Research Editorial Board. Teaches courses in American politics, public policy, and positive political theory. Recipient of a 2005 Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Education, as well as a 2005 Undergraduate Professor of the Year Award given by the University of Rochester Students' Association. |
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