Recruitment Job Talk with Brandon Stewart DateNovember 20, 2014 Time12:00pm to 1:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Brandon Stewart, Harvard University*** Joint Recruitment Search with UCLA Department of Statistics ***Title: "Modeling Social Science Heterogeneity with Latent Factor Regressions"Abstract:In this work, I present a general framework for regression in the presence of complex dependence structures between units […]
Electoral Geography, Strategic Mobilization, and Implications for Voter Turnout DateNovember 22, 2013 Time6:00am to 7:30am Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact When will parties mobilize the electoral support of low-income voters? This discussion presents evidence that rates of turnout among low-income citizens reflect legislators' and parties' electoral incentives to be responsive to the poor, and that […]
International Law/IR Workshop with Wayne Sandoltz DateNovember 21, 2014 Time2:00pm to 3:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Wayne Sandoltz, University of Southern CaliforniaTitle: "Law and Politics in a Trustee Court: Amnesty Laws and the Inter-American System"Abstract:In a series of decisions starting in 2001, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) has ruled that amnesty laws that […]
Recruitment Job Talk with Marko Klasnja DateNovember 21, 2014 Time12:00pm to 1:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Marko Klasnja, New York UniversityTitle: "Corruption and the Incumbency Disadvantage: Theory and Evidence"Abstract:Incumbents in many developing democracies face significant disadvantages when seeking reelection, in stark contrast to the well-known incumbency advantage that exists in the U.S. and other mature […]
PT Workshop - Sharon Krause, Brown University DateNovember 18, 2016 Time4:00pm to 6:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact The password-protected paper can be found here Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here: