Faculty & Research Published Research Research Education Economics Social Psychology Health Policy Social Entrepreneurship Environmental Policy Ethics Leadership Racial Justice and Equity National Security Political Science Advocacy Domestic Policy & Politics International and Global Affairs Democracy Social Equity International Development Research and Commentary Facet Area of Focus - Research Craig Volden Christopher J. Ruhm Bala Mulloth Eileen Chou Benjamin Castleman Sarah Turner Edgar O. Olsen Sophie Trawalter Benjamin Converse Christine Mahoney Timothy Wilson Adam Leive James H. Wyckoff William Shobe Charles Holt Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Harry Harding Jay Shimshack Jeanine Braithwaite John Pepper Richard Bonnie David Leblang John Holbein Leora Friedberg Molly Lipscomb James Savage Sebastian Tello-Trillo Frederick P. Hitz Gabrielle Adams Gerald Warburg Isaac Mbiti Paul S. Martin Raymond C. Scheppach Ruth Gaare Bernheim Andrew S. 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Learn more Published Research The Diffusion of Policy Diffusion Research in Political Science Authors: Craig Volden, Erin R. Graham, Charles R. Shipan Over the past fifty years, top political science journals have published hundreds of articles about policy diffusion. This article reports on network analyses of how the ideas and approaches in these articles have spread both within and across the subfields of American politics, comparative politics and international relations. Learn more Published Research Fathers’ Patenting Behavior and the Propensity of Offspring to Patent: An Intergenerational Analysis Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Albert N. Link In this paper we show that the patenting behavior of innovators is correlated with the patenting behavior of their fathers. Our argument for exploring this relationship stems from established theories of entrepreneurial behavior, specifically theories on intergenerational behavior. Learn more Published Research The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Maya Rossin-Slater, Jane Waldfogel This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999-2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how California’s first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labor market outcomes. We obtain robust evidence that the California program more than doubled the overall use of maternity leave, increasing it from around three to six or seven weeks for the typical new mother – with particularly large growth for less advantaged groups. Learn more Published Research Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Topographic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil Authors: Molly Lipscomb, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Tania Barham Learn more Published Research How Decisions Happen: Focal Points and Blind Spots in Interdependent Decision Making Authors: Eileen Chou, Nir Halevy Decision makers often simplify decision problems by ignoring readily available information. The current multimethod research investigated which types of information about interdependence situations are psychologically prominent to decision makers and which tend to go unnoticed. Learn more Published Research Life or Death Decisions: Framing the Call for Help Authors: Eileen Chou, J. Keith Murnighan Background: Chronic blood shortages in the U.S. would be alleviated by small increases, in percentage terms, of people donating blood. However, because helping is costly, people do not always provide enough help. Learn more Published Research Social Psychology A devil on each shoulder: When deliberation impairs self-control Authors: Eileen Chou, Loran F. Nordgren This article examines how cognitive capacity influences self-control. Two studies demonstrated a cognitive capacity by visceral state interaction. Learn more Published Research Time for Children: Trends in the Employment Patterns of Parents, 1967-2009 Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Liana Fox, Wen-Jui Han, Jane Waldfogel Utilizing data from the 1967-2009 years of the March Current Population Surveys, we examine two important resources for children’s well-being: time and money. We document trends in parental employment, from the perspective of children, and show what underlies these trends. Learn more Published Research Citizen Participation and Congressional Responsiveness: New Evidence that Participation Matters Authors: Paul S. Martin, Michele P. Claibourn Learn more Published Research Leadership When Are Women More Effective Lawmakers Than Men? Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University, Dana E. Wittmer, Colorado College Previous scholarship has demonstrated that female lawmakers differ from their male counterparts by engaging more fully in consensus-building activities. We argue that this behavioral difference does not serve women equally well in all institutional settings. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Current page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Next page Next ›
Published Research Who Heeds the Call of the Party in Congress? Authors: Craig Volden, William Minozzi When party leaders seek support, who heeds the call and who remains unswayed? The canonical error-free spatial model of voting predicts the targeting of fence-sitting moderates. Learn more
Published Research Child and Orphan Poverty in Swaziland Authors: Jeanine Braithwaite, Ismael Yacoubou Djmia, Robert Pickmans This report quantifies child and orphan poverty in the Kingdom of Swaziland during 2001 and 2010. Poverty is understood as consumption (monetary) poverty and not as multidimensional deprivation. Learn more
Published Research The Diffusion of Policy Diffusion Research in Political Science Authors: Craig Volden, Erin R. Graham, Charles R. Shipan Over the past fifty years, top political science journals have published hundreds of articles about policy diffusion. This article reports on network analyses of how the ideas and approaches in these articles have spread both within and across the subfields of American politics, comparative politics and international relations. Learn more
Published Research Fathers’ Patenting Behavior and the Propensity of Offspring to Patent: An Intergenerational Analysis Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Albert N. Link In this paper we show that the patenting behavior of innovators is correlated with the patenting behavior of their fathers. Our argument for exploring this relationship stems from established theories of entrepreneurial behavior, specifically theories on intergenerational behavior. Learn more
Published Research The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Maya Rossin-Slater, Jane Waldfogel This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999-2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how California’s first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labor market outcomes. We obtain robust evidence that the California program more than doubled the overall use of maternity leave, increasing it from around three to six or seven weeks for the typical new mother – with particularly large growth for less advantaged groups. Learn more
Published Research Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Topographic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil Authors: Molly Lipscomb, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Tania Barham Learn more
Published Research How Decisions Happen: Focal Points and Blind Spots in Interdependent Decision Making Authors: Eileen Chou, Nir Halevy Decision makers often simplify decision problems by ignoring readily available information. The current multimethod research investigated which types of information about interdependence situations are psychologically prominent to decision makers and which tend to go unnoticed. Learn more
Published Research Life or Death Decisions: Framing the Call for Help Authors: Eileen Chou, J. Keith Murnighan Background: Chronic blood shortages in the U.S. would be alleviated by small increases, in percentage terms, of people donating blood. However, because helping is costly, people do not always provide enough help. Learn more
Published Research Social Psychology A devil on each shoulder: When deliberation impairs self-control Authors: Eileen Chou, Loran F. Nordgren This article examines how cognitive capacity influences self-control. Two studies demonstrated a cognitive capacity by visceral state interaction. Learn more
Published Research Time for Children: Trends in the Employment Patterns of Parents, 1967-2009 Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Liana Fox, Wen-Jui Han, Jane Waldfogel Utilizing data from the 1967-2009 years of the March Current Population Surveys, we examine two important resources for children’s well-being: time and money. We document trends in parental employment, from the perspective of children, and show what underlies these trends. Learn more
Published Research Citizen Participation and Congressional Responsiveness: New Evidence that Participation Matters Authors: Paul S. Martin, Michele P. Claibourn Learn more
Published Research Leadership When Are Women More Effective Lawmakers Than Men? Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University, Dana E. Wittmer, Colorado College Previous scholarship has demonstrated that female lawmakers differ from their male counterparts by engaging more fully in consensus-building activities. We argue that this behavioral difference does not serve women equally well in all institutional settings. Learn more