David M. Primo
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Harkness Hall
585.273.4779
Fax 585.271.1616
Vita (updated
July 21, 2008)
Government Spending and the Design
of Institutions (2007, Winner, 2008 Alan Rosenthal Prize, APSA
Legislative Studies Section Related Publication: Op-ed in
Roll Call (subscription
required; e-mail me for the
full text) Related News Stories: NPR
story on the line-item veto
Book Project in Progress
Models
with Meaning: Reimagining the Science of Politics
Under contract with Oxford University Press, with Kevin Clarke
Working Papers Available For Download
The Bad News About “Going Public”
August 2008,
with Stu
Party Strength, the Personal Vote, and Government Spending
July 2008, with Jim Snyder, under review
Bankruptcy Law, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Performance
New Version Coming Soon, with Bill Green
The Effect of Initiatives on Local Government Spending
June 2008, under review
The Effects of Campaign Finance Laws on Turnout, 1950-2000
February 2006, with Jeff Milyo, under revision
Published Articles Available For Download
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 Kevin Clarke
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
Election Law Journal, March 2006, with Jeff Milyo
Related Publication: Op-ed in Roll Call
(subscription
required; e-mail me for the full
text)
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
Published Book
The Plane
Truth: Airline Crashes, the Media, and Transportation Policy With Roger W. Cobb, Brookings
Institution Press, 2003 Featured on NBC’s Today Show, Related Publication: Op-ed
in USA Today on the politics of
airline safety
