Kisoo Kim
I am a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Effective Lawmaking at the University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy in 2025.
My research examines how electoral institutions and information environments shape legislative behavior and democratic accountability in the United States. One line of work studies how electoral competition affects representatives' policy effort, participation, and responsiveness. Another investigates the role of media, including radio, television, and newspapers, in shaping both voter behavior and representatives' performance. Across these areas, I combine formal theory with causal inference and original large-scale data to understand when and how democratic accountability operates in American politics.
