Publication Showcase
- By: Jennifer Wolak University of Colorado BoulderPublished: 20 July 2017 Abstract:What makes people feel influential in politics? While prior studies describe political efficacy as a stable and socialized trait, I argue that feelings of
- By: Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado Boulder Published: 26 February 2019Abstract:When women are represented on the campaign trail and in elected office, women in the electorate have been shown to report greater engagement in politics
- By: Stephani Langehennig, Joseph Zamadics, Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado Boulder Published: 13 Janurary 2019 Abstract:Does the public’s approval of their state legislature reflect their satisfaction with the outputs of state
- By: Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado Boulder Published: 09 June 2019 Abstract:Political knowledge is an incredible political resource for citizens, promoting informed voter decision-making and helping citizens hold their elected
- By: Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado BoulderPublished: 21 May 2019Abstract:Why do young people choose to identify with a political party? While existing accounts emphasize the importance of political socialization, we propose that young people
- By: Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado BoulderPublished: 12 May 2019 Read More Here: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/708644
John D. Griffin and Brian NewmanPublished: 2019, Presidential Studies Quarterly 49(2): 310-329.Abstract:Presidents face incentives to move toward the median voter as elections approach. We explore the racial consequences of these electoral
John D. Griffin, Brian Newman, and David W. NickersonPublished: 2019, Legislative Studies Quarterly 44(1): 133-162Abstract: Theories of democratic politics prize congruence between citizens’ preferences and their elected
John D. Griffin, Brian Newman, and Patrick BuhrPublished: 2020, Legislative Studies Quarterly 45(1)Abstract: Do Americans care how much money congressional candidates earn? We conducted three experiments to examine how candidates'
Does Democratization Lower Consumer Prices? Regime Type, Prices, and the Consumer–Producer Tradeoff.Andy Baker, University of Colorado Boulder & Stefan Wojcik, Data Scientist, USAPublished: 2019Abstract: The booming literature on the consequences of democratization for material welfare has produced no findings on the relationship