Teaching

Graduate-level introduction to research on American political institutions. Covers Congressional organization, electoral institutions, political parties, interest groups, Presidency, courts, bureaucracy, federalism, and media. Emphasis on sources of institutions and their effects on representation.

Seminar on data analytics in redistricting and voting rights litigation. Students use voter files, granular election data, and statistical methods to analyze partisan/racial biases in districts. Students write expert reports on legislative districting schemes.

Examines fundamental forces that determine election outcomes. Students practice election forecasting using real data, read political science research, and make forecasts for U.S. Presidential elections. Topics: presidential approval, economy, incumbency, candidate quality, campaign/media effects, election regulations.

Examines election regulation in the U.S. with focus on voting rights and election administration. Covers: historical/legal basis of voting rights, redistricting and gerrymandering, racial representation, voter ID laws, election administration, and institutional roles (Congress, President, courts).

Introduction to microeconomics. Studies individual decision-making and markets using models and data. Covers supply/demand, behavioral economics, and ethics in decision-making.

Macroeconomics continuation. Covers economic growth, unemployment, inflation, monetary/fiscal policy, and international economics. Discusses policy tools for managing economic fluctuations.

Explores relationships between economic indicators and subjective well-being. Topics: measuring happiness, money and happiness, psychology and behavioral economics, social capital, subjective well-being and productivity, cultural/political factors, health impacts.