Jessica Gottlieb

I am Associate Professor at the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs and hold a PhD in Political Science and MA in Economics from Stanford University.  I am a board member of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network (2019 - ) and co-Director of the Democratic Erosion Consortium.  My research focuses on the political economy of development, investigating constraints to government accountability and state capacity in new democracies.  This work has been published in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, World Politics, Journal of Politics, and Science Advances, among others.  Much of my research has been in sub-Saharan Africa, where I have conducted field experiments, behavioral games, and surveys.  Some newer work is on political polarization in the U.S.  I am grateful for past financial support from the NSF, IGC, CDDRL, EGAP, CEGA, ConDev, and Stanford.  You can listen to me expound upon some of my current and former research on this podcast.