Research
Extra- and Within-System Electoral Volatility
“Extra- and Within-System Electoral Volatility.” Party Politics, published on-line, January 2016. Print version forthcoming. (With Carlos Gervasoni and Annabella España Najera).*
Deliberative Negotiation
The normative theory of democratic negotiation and compromise is in its infancy, in part because democratic theory has undervalued the collective capacity to act.
Political Negotiation: A Handbook
The United States was once seen as a land of broad consensus and pragmatic politics. Sharp ideological differences were largely absent.
Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy
We analyze a novel lobbying channel: firms shifting spending toward a politician's business in the hope of securing favorable regulation.
The Trolley Problem Mysteries
A rigorous treatment of a thought experiment that has become notorious within and outside of philosophy - The Trolley Problem - by one of the most influential moral philosophers alive today Suppose yo
Economists’ Declaration on Universal Health Coverage
The author offers insights on a sustainable development agenda launched by the United Nations to call on global policy makers to prioritize a pro-poor pathway to universal health coverage as an essent
Messianic America: Can He Explain it?
How Much Disagreement is Good for Democratic Deliberation?
The ideal of deliberation requires that citizens engage in reasonable discussion despite disagreements.
Sharing Sensitive Data with Confidence: The Datatags System
Society generates data on a scale previously unimagined. Wide sharing of these data promises to improve personal health, lower healthcare costs, and provide a better quality of life.
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