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The Impact of Health on Political Attitudes: Does Suffering from a Hampering Health Condition Make Individuals More Egalitarian?
(Georgetown University, 2020)
The study of the impact of hampering health conditions on political behavior is particularly relevant in light of current debates about the government’s role in ensuring access to healthcare, and the extent to which it ...
Women's Worth: Evaluating the Effects of the Gender Wage Gap on the Success of Female Candidates for the US House of Representatives
(Georgetown University, 2020)
Gender-based economic inequality in the United States is insidious; its far-reaching implications impact community structure, family stability, and the nation’s economic future. While some effects are widely known, there ...
The Digital Divide and E-Government: How Internet Access and Online Applications Impact Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(Georgetown University, 2020)
The past two decades have seen an explosive rise in access to high-speed internet. At the same time, local, state, and national governments have greatly expanded the range of services available through the internet, including ...
White Voters are Different: How the Racialization of Poverty Contributes to Republican Party Support Among Low-to-Working-Class White Voters
(Georgetown University, 2020)
In the past 60 years, the number of low-to-working class White voters who have deserted the Democratic Party and instead support Republican candidates has steadily increased. Low-to-working-class Americans of other races ...
When Are Bipartisan Senators More Effective?
(Georgetown University, 2020)
This research explores the legislative incentives for bipartisanship in the United States Senate using the Lugar Center’s bipartisan index and the Center for Effective Lawmaking’s legislative effectiveness score. I accept ...
Essays on the Political Economy and Economic Impact of Fiscal Policies
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Economists get the opportunity and the responsibility of helping to design public policies. This implies that not only the big picture is necessary but also the details that will make those policies to actually work. This ...
The College-Party Connection: Assessing the Relationship between State Government Partisanship and Higher Education Expenditures
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Research over the past decade has shown increasingly polarized views of higher education in the United States according to party affiliation. For example, as of 2019, a minority of Republicans and independents who lean ...
Early Voting and Turnout: A Quantitative Analysis
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Early voting is an increasingly common method of voting in U.S. federalelections. But the empirical record on its actual impact on turnout is mixed, with national surveys often finding negligible improvements to voter ...
Examining Social Vulnerability in COVID-19 Funding Allocations
(Georgetown University, 2022)
In response to the massive human and economic losses across the country due to COVID-19, US federal policymakers provided unprecedented levels of funding to state and local governments, designed to support communities and ...
The Relationship between Low Income and Generalized Trust across Different Ethnic Groups in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Recent years have seen increased calls for justice and equality across different ethnic groups in the United States. The present research focuses on income inequality and its effects on generalized trust. The question I ...