Kisoo Kim

Welcome! I am a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Effective Lawmaking, the University of Virginia. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy in 2025.

My research examines how electoral incentives and information environments shape the behavior of elected officials in the United States. I study the mechanisms through which reelection considerations, primary elections, media exposure, and information flows affect legislators’ policy efforts, participation, and responsiveness to constituents. Methodologically, I combine causal inference with large-scale original data and formal models to identify how democratic accountability operates—or breaks down—in contemporary American politics.

kisoo@virginia.edu

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