Elections, Governments & Policy
Technology provides exciting new opportunities that empower citizens to participate in the political process. Researchers at the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab look to combine social science methodology with the power of information technology to design better policies and programs. Francisco Garfias, a professor of political science, has implemented a field experiment in Colombia designed to help governments enhance their fiscal capacity. The experiment seeks to quantify the costs and benefits associated with property formalization for both individuals and local governments, which must decide how much to invest to maintain a land registry and collect property taxes.
In the News
A culture of encouraging diverse research pursuits
Sept. 23, 2020 | GPS News
New associate professor David Fortunato gears his research toward two sides of the same coin: how governments operate and how voters understand complex government decisions
Skewing the Vote
June 25, 2020 | By Christine Clark | UC San Diego News
Voter ID laws discriminate against racial and ethnic minorities, new study reveals
A Nation Dangerously Divided: Race Shapes Who Wins and Who Loses in U.S. Democracy
Feb. 6, 2020 | By Christine Clark | UC San Diego News
New book by Zoltan Hajnal reveals how preferences of African-American voters are ignored by federal government—and how to fix it
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Faculty and Research
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John Ahlquist
Associate Professor
Research Fields: political economy, comparative politics, labor market institutions, income inequality, international trade
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Renee Bowen
Associate Professor
Research fields: political economy, microeconomic theory, international trade
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Maria Carreri
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: comparative political economy, political selection, executive competence, local politics
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Tai Ming Cheung
Professor; Director, UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Research Fields: China, Chinese and East Asian defense and national security affairs, especially related to economic, industrial, technology and innovation issues
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Peter Cowhey
Dean and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy
Research Fields: U.S. trade policy, foreign policy, communications and information technology, Internet, biological threats, international corporate strategy, microfinance industry to alleviate poverty
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Jesse Driscoll
Associate Professor; Chair, Global Leadership Institute
Research Fields: comparative politics, international relations, civil war, voting, Central Asia -
Richard Feinberg
Professor
Research Fields: Cuba, Latin America, U.S. foreign policy, multilateral institutions, trade and investment, globalization, democratization, non-governmental organizations
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Rafael Fernández de Castro
Professor; Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
Research fields: U.S.-Mexico relations, foreign policy, immigration and security in Latin America
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Francisco Garfias
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: comparative political economy, state capacity, taxation, social conflict, Latin American politics, Mexican politics, econometrics
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Joshua Graff Zivin
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Research Fields: environmental, public health, development, innovation economics
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Emilie Hafner-Burton
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights; Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
Research Fields: international law and regulation, human rights, election violence, trade and investment, behavioral economics, political psychology, and social networks
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Stephan Haggard
Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies; Director, Korea-Pacific Program
Research Fields: international relations, political economy, globalization, East Asia, North and South Korea
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Zoltan L. Hajnal
Professor
Research Fields: racial and ethnic politics, urban politics, immigration, election administration, voting rights, American politics, political behavior
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Ruixue Jia
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: China, development economics, economic history, political economy
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Gaurav Khanna
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: development economics, labor economics, applied econometrics
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Craig McIntosh
Professor; Co-director, Policy Design and Evaluation Lab
Research Fields: development economics, agricultural and resource economics, program evaluation, microeconomics, anti-poverty policies
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Barry Naughton
Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs
Research Fields: Chinese economy, foreign trade and investment, economic reform
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Lauren Prather
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: foreign policy, migration, democracy
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Nico Ravanilla
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: comparative politics, public policy, governance, Southeast Asia
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Krislert Samphantharak
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Research Fields: corporate finance, economic development, family businesses, business groups in East and Southeast Asia, financial institutions in village economies, Thailand
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Victor Shih
Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations, Associate Professor
Research Fields: China, political economy, Chinese banking policies, Chinese politics
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David Victor
Professor; Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation; Center for Global Transformation Endowed Chair in Innovation and Public Policy
Research Fields: human rights, international law, energy policy, climate change policy
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Barbara F. Walter
Professor
Research Fields: international security, civil wars, terrorism/counter-terrorism
Related Research Centers and Programs
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Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
Exploring when and why laws actually work, this living laboratory looks across an array of issues from environment and energy to human rights,trade and security. -
Policy Design and Evaluation Lab
Combining advanced social science methodology with the power of information technology,this lab designs policies and programs that alleviate poverty; promote health,welfare and security; and enhance accountability.
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