Research
Research
“Using citizen voice to evaluate experiments on politicians: a UK survey experiment”. 2024. Journal of Experimental Political Science, 11(1), 42–51 (with Peter John & Kristina Kim).
“Nepotism: One Concept, Three Measurement Strategies. A Comparative Analysis in the Mexican Judiciary”. 2024. Revista de Ciencia Política, 44(1) (with Julio Rios-Figueroa).
"Electoral Competition and Judicial Independence in the States of Mexico, 1985-2014". 2017. Revista Mexicana de Sociología, 79. No. 2: 287-318 (with Julio Ríos Figueroa) (Spanish).
"Judicial Institutions in the States of Mexico: A Long-Term Perspective, 1917- 2014". 2017. Colombia Internacional, 91: 243-263 (with Julio Ríos Figueroa) (Spanish).
"Nepotism: Concepts and Measures. Evidence from the Mexican Judiciary" in Kapiszewski, Diana & Ingram, Matthew (eds.), Concepts, Data, and Methods in Comparative Law and Politics, Cambridge University Press. (with Julio Rios-Figueroa). Forthcoming.
“The Informal Power of Family Network Structures within the Judiciary”.
“Neither Meritocracy nor Kinship for Enhanced Court Performance? The anti-nepotism reforms’ effects on the Mexican Judiciary”.
"Do government audits curb bureaucrats' rent extraction?". (with Felipe Torres-Raposo).
“Kin in the Corps: Family Ties and Career Trajectories in Brazil’s Diplomatic Service, 1961–2010”. (with Gabriel Soyer and Felipe Torres-Raposo).
“Constitutional Courts' Resilience in Times of Democratic Backsliding: The Cases of Mexico and Brazil”.
"The Effects of Patronage on Government Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". (with Felipe Torres-Raposo).
"The Crisis of Rule of Law and International Development Assistance". (with Ana Montoya).
"Comparative Judicial Review in Small States". (with Erin Delaney).