Books

1. Hearings on the Hill: The Politics of Informing Congress (with Pamela Ban and Ju Yeon Park), Cambridge University Press (2024). Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions series.

– Alan Rosenthal Book Award, Legislative Studies Section, APSA

2. Lobbying Without Borders: The Dynamics of Foreign Lobbying in America (In Progress) 

Peer-Reviewed Articles

[23]. Who Gets Protection from Protectionism? Evidence from the Buy American Act  (with Soohyun Cho and Kyuwon Lee), Conditionally Accepted at American Political Science Review

[22] Bureaucrats in Congress: The Politics of Interbranch Information Sharing, 2026, Journal of Politics 88(2): 787-804 (with Pamela Ban and Ju Yeon Park)

[21] Applications of GPT in Political Science Research: Extracting Information from Unstructured Text, 2025, PS: Political Science & Politics 58(4): 630-640 (with Kyuwon Lee, Simone Paci, Jeongmin Park, and Sylvan Zheng)

[20] Money and Cooperative Federalism: Evidence from EPA Civil Litigation, 2025, Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 41(1):1110–1131 (with Juan Pablo González)

– Deil S. Wright Award for the Best Paper in the Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section at 2023 APSA

[19] Political Geography and Firm Strategies: How Electoral Competition Influences Local Job Creation, 2024, Journal of Politics 86(2):687-703 (with James Bisbee)

[18] Dynamic Lobbying: Evidence from Foreign Lobbying in the U.S. Congress, 2023, Economics & Politics 35(2):445-469

[17] Lobbyists as Gatekeepers: Theory and Evidence, 2023, Journal of Politics 85(2):731-748 (with Alexander V. Hirsch, Karam Kang, and B. Pablo Montagnes)

[16] Bureaucratic Revolving Doors and Interest Group Participation in Policymaking, 2023, Journal of Politics 85(2):701-717 (with Kyuwon Lee)

– Founders Best Paper Award Honoring Bert Rockman in the Presidents and Executive Politics Section at APSA (2022)

[15] How Are Politicians Informed? Witness and Information Provision in Congress, 2023, American Political Science Review 117(1):122-139 (with Pamela Ban and Ju Yeon Park)

– Winner of the Center for Effective Lawmaking Best Publication Award (2024)

– CQ Press Best Paper Award in the Legislative Studies Section at APSA (2022)

[14] Voters and Donors: The Unequal Political Consequences of Fracking, 2022, Journal of Politics 84(3):1667-1682 (with Michael W. Sances)

[13] Women’s Advancement in Politics: Evidence from Congressional Staff, 2021, Journal of Politics, 83(2):421-438 (with Melinda N. Ritchie)

[12] Trump and Trade: Protectionist Politics and Redistributive Policy, 2021, Journal of Politics, 83(2):800-805 (with Melinda N. Ritchie)

[11] Foreign Agents Registration Act: A User’s Guide, 2020, Interest Groups & Advocacy, 9:302-316

[10] Campaign Styles: Persistency in Campaign Resource Allocation, 2020, Electoral Studies, 65 (June):102-140 (with Scott Limbocker) 

[9] Exit Strategy: Career Concerns and Revolving Doors in Congress, 2020, American Political Science Review, 114(1): 270-284 (with Michael E. Shepherd)

[8] Exploitative Revenues, Law Enforcement, and the Quality of Government Service , 2020, Urban Affairs Review, 56(1): 5-31 (with Rebecca Goldstein and Michael W. Sances)

– Media Coverage: The Washington Post Monkey Cage, The Atlantic

[7] Active Firms and Active Shareholders: Corporate Political Activity and Shareholder Proposals, 2019, Journal of Legal Studies, 48(1): 81-116 (with Geeyoung Min)

[6] Presence and Influence in Lobbying: Evidence from Dodd-Frank, 2019, Business & Politics, 21(2): 267-295 (with Pamela Ban)

– Runner up for the 2020 Baron Award for Best Article Published in Business & Politics in 2019

[5] Legislators as Lobbyists, 2019, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 44(1): 65-95 (with Melinda N. Ritchie)

– Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the Best Article in the area of American Politics published in Legislative Studies Quarterly in 2019

[4] Cities as Lobbyists, 2017, American Journal of Political Science, 61(4): 864-876 (with Rebecca Goldstein)

– Deil S. Wright Award for the Best Paper in the Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section at 2016 APSA

[3] Ex Post Lobbying, 2017, Journal of Politics, 79 (4): 1162-1176

[2] Who Pays for Government? Descriptive Representation and Exploitative Revenue Sources, 2017, Journal of Politics, 79 (3): 1090-1094 (with Michael W. Sances)

– Media Coverage: The Economist, Vox.com, Mother Jones, CBS, Boston Globe, Atlanta Black Star

[1] Organizations and the Democratic Representation of Interests: What Does It Mean when Those Organizations Have No Members? 2015. Perspectives on Politics 13 (4): 1017-1029 (with Kay Schlozman, Philip E. Jones, Tracy Burch, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady)

Working Papers