David M. Primo
Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor
Associate Professor of
Political Science and Business Administration
Director of Graduate Studies,
Political Science
Dept. of Political Science
Harkness Hall 318
585.273.4779
Fax 585.271.1616
Vita (updated
February 2013)
Recent Research
New Paper on Judicial Appointments
A
Dynamic Model of Judicial Appointments (with Jinhee Jo and Yoji Sekiya)
New Research on Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws
Policy Report: Full
Disclosure: How Campaign Disclosure Laws
Fail to Inform Voters and Stifle Public Debate
Forbes Op-ed: It’s
Time to Bring Some Sanity to Campaign Finance Laws
Academic Paper:
Information
at the Margin: Campaign Finance
Disclosure Laws, Ballot Issues, and Voter Knowledge
Recent Op-eds and Policy
Work
Wall Street Journal Op-ed on Corruption
Read it here
(gated—e-mail me if you would like a copy but are not a WSJ subscriber)
New York Times Op-ed on “Physics Envy” in the Social
Sciences
Read it here, then read my recent book
on the subject
Read it here.
Amicus Brief in
Jeff Milyo and I have filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Danielczyk
to challenge the government’s characterization
of our research on campaign finance laws and
perceptions of government. Download the
brief here.
Books
Political
Science and the Logic of Representations Co-authored with Kevin A. Clarke 2012, New: Read the New York Times op-ed
based on the book
Government
Spending and the Design of Institutions (2007, Winner, 2008 Alan Rosenthal Prize, APSA
Legislative Studies Section Related Op-eds Short-Term
Budget Thinking by Rs and Ds
(RealClearMarkets.com) Define
Radical: Pros and Cons of Ryan Plan
(RealClearMarkets.com) Constitution
Is Only Way to Cut U.S. Deficit (Bloomberg News) Time for a New Constitutional Convention? (Roll Call)
Airline
Crashes, the Media, and Transportation Policy With Roger W. Cobb,
Brookings Institution Press, 2003 Featured on NBC’s Today Show, December 22, 2005 Related
Publication: Op-ed
in USA Today on the politics of
airline safety
Published Articles Available For Download
Bankruptcy Law, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Performance
Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 2011, with Bill Green
Party Strength, the Personal Vote, and Government Spending
American Journal of Political Science, April 2010, with Jim Snyder
The Effect of Initiatives on Local Government Spending
Journal of Theoretical Politics, January 2010 (e-mail me for pdf of published article)
Who Consents? Competing Pivots in Federal Judicial Selection
American Journal of Political Science, July 2008,
with Sarah Binder and Forrest Maltzman
Distributive Politics and the Law of 1/n
Journal of Politics, April 2008, with Jim Snyder
Modernizing Political Science: A Model-Based Approach
Perspectives
on Politics, December 2007, with
Estimating the Impact of State Policies and Institutions with Mixed-Level Data
State Politics & Policy
Quarterly, Winter 2007, with Matt
Jacobsmeier and Jeff Milyo
A Comment on
Baron and Ferejohn (1989): The Open Rule
Equilibrium and Coalition Formation
Public Choice, January 2007
Stop Us Before We Spend Again: Institutional Constraints on Government Spending
Economics & Politics, November 2006
Campaign Finance Laws and Political Efficacy: Evidence From the States
Related Publication: Op-ed in Roll Call
Rethinking Political Bargaining: Policymaking With a Single Proposer
Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, October 2002
Budgetary
Reform and Formal Modeling: A Comment on
Gabel and Hager
Public Choice, October 2002
Public Opinion and Campaign Finance: Reformers Versus Reality
Independent Review, Fall 2002
Corporate PAC
Campaign Contributions in Perspective
Business and Politics, 2000, with Jeff Milyo and Tim Groseclose