Research

Publication

[19]. Political Geography and Firm Strategies: How Electoral Competition Influences Local Job Creation (with James Bisbee), Conditionally Accepted at Journal of Politics

[18]. Dynamic Lobbying: Evidence from Foreign Lobbying in the U.S. Congress, Economics & Politics (forthcoming)

[17]. Lobbyists as Gatekeepers: Theory and Evidence, 2023, Journal of Politics 85(2):731-748 (with Alexander V. HirschKaram 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)

– 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 Lobbyists2017, 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

1. Money and Cooperative Federalism: Evidence from EPA Civil Litigations (with Juan Pablo González

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

2. Bureaucrats in Congress: Strategic Information Sharing in Policymaking (with Pamela Ban and Ju Yeon Park)

Book Projects 

1. Invitation to Congress: Hearings, Witnesses, and Information (with Pamela Ban and Ju Yeon Park, manuscript under review)

2. Foreign Lobbying in the United States (tentative title, in progress)