Education
PhD, University of Rochester, 2010
BA, Brigham Young University, 2004
Research and Teaching
I research economic theory, especially political economics, emphasizing information models of elections. I teach Political Economic Theory (Econ 477), Game Theory (Econ 478), Statistics for Economists (Econ 378), and the Economics Career Preparation Seminar (Econ 210).
Publications
2022. "Polarization and Pandering in Common-Interest Elections." Games and Economic Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2022.01.028.
2019. "The Marginal Voter's Curse" with H. Herrera and A. Llorente-Saguer. Economic Journal, 129(624): 3137-3153.
2019. "Information Aggregation and Turnout in Proportional Representation: A Laboratory Experiment" with H. Herrera and A. Llorente-Saguer. Journal of Public Economics, 179: 104051.
2017. "Ideology as Opinion: A Spatial Model of Common-value Elections." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 9(4): 108-140.
2017. "Voting as Communicating: Mandates, Multiple Candidates, and the Signaling Voter's Curse." Games and Economic Behavior, 102: 199-223.
2015. "The Paradox of Information and Voter Turnout." Public Choice, 165:13-23.
2013. "Aggregating Information by Voting: The Wisdom of the Experts versus the Wisdom of the Masses." Review of Economic Studies, 80(1): 277-312.
Working Papers
"Why the Political World is Flat: An Endogenous “Left” and “Right” in Multidimensional Elections"
"The Invisible Hand of Politics: Inefficiently Efficient Tug of war"
"Do Voters Trust Other Voters?"
"Candidate Opinions versus Voter Opinion"
Work in Progress
"The Swing Voter’s Curse and Marginal Voter’s Curse in Proportional Representation Elections"
"Policy Motivated Candidates in Common Interest Elections"
"65 Theories of Political Polarization"
"Cross-Election Mandates: Messages from Other Politicians’ Voters" with Alex Lloyd
Winter Office Hours
Mondays and Wednesdays - 1:30-2:30PM
Tuesdays and Thursdays - 2:00-3:00PM
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