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Brief 49: Information Technology and Political Engagement in Uganda

Brief 49: Information Technology and Political Engagement in Uganda

In the initial stage of the nationwide field experiment, the researchers held a series of public lotteries to select the Members of Parliament (... Read More...

Brief 48: Strengthening Local Political Accountability Through Information in Uganda

Brief 48: Strengthening Local Political Accountability Through Information in Uganda

The authors implement a field experiment to test whether politician performance information distributed to Ugandan citizens early in the electoral... Read More...

Brief 47: Refugee Messaging and Host Society Attitudes in Turkey

Brief 47: Refugee Messaging and Host Society Attitudes in Turkey

The authors conducted a survey experiment on 1,257 Turkish citizens who resided in southeastern and central Turkey in June 2014. The survey... Read More...

Brief 46: Measuring Social Support During Counterinsurgency

Brief 46: Measuring Social Support During Counterinsurgency

Using a survey experiment, the authors randomize indirect and direct questions about support for state forces. The indirect measure is a list... Read More...
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Erin Hartman

University of California, Los Angeles

Erin Hartman

University of California, Los Angeles

Erin Hartman is an Assistant Professor of Statistics and Political Science at UCLA. Her recent research focuses on creating new methods–including... Read More

Nahomi Ichino

University of Michigan

Nahomi Ichino

University of Michigan

Nahomi Ichino is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and a Faculty Associate of the Center for Political... Read More

Eric Kramon

George Washington University

Eric Kramon

George Washington University

Eric Kramon is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. He received his PhD in... Read More

Rosario Aguilar

Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, CIDE

Rosario Aguilar

Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, CIDE

Rosario Aguilar is assistant professor of political science at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City. Her... Read More

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