My ongoing research explores the political voice of poor and

                marginalized populations in emerging democracies, with central

                reference to Latin America.  I examine how politicians offer material
                benefits to the poor in exchange for political support, and investigate
                how individuals' vote choices affect subsequent access to services.  
                I have recently published articles in the American Political Science
                Review, Comparative Political Studies, Review of Economics and            
                Statistics, and World Development.  Previously, I served as a     
                Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center on Democracy, Development,
                and the Rule of Law at Stanford University, and as a non-resident
                Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Global Development.  I received 
                a PhD in Political Science from UC Berkeley, an MPA in 
                International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School, and
                a BA in Economics from Carleton College.  

 

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