Attributable Risk of Race: Detecting Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering Sidak Yntiso and Sanford Gordon (New York University) Abstract: How can we measure racial gerrymandering? Isolating racially disparate impacts of redistricting has proven difficult... Read More Attributable Risk of Race: Detecting Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering
Voter Turnout and Campaign Mail Features Marcy Shieh and Blake Reynolds (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Abstract: The way images and text are presented to us can have a significant impact on how we are affected by the message... Read More Voter Turnout and Campaign Mail Features
The Consequences of Social Interaction on Outparty Affect and Stereotypes Erin Rossiter (Washington University in St. Louis) *Award for Best Graduate Student Poster - Applications* Abstract: Americans increasingly dislike members of the opposite political... Read More The Consequences of Social Interaction on Outparty Affect and Stereotypes
Using Poisson Binomial Models to Reveal Voter Preferences Evan Rosenman and Nitin Viswanathan (Stanford University) Abstract: We consider a problem of ecological inference, in which individual-level covariates are known, but labeled data... Read More Using Poisson Binomial Models to Reveal Voter Preferences
Urban-Rural Divide in State Political Parties Zoe Nemerever (University of California, San Diego) Abstract: The urban-rural divide in American politics typically is presented as a comprehensive explanation for electoral outcomes... Read More Urban-Rural Divide in State Political Parties
Measuring Political Polarization in Mass Publics: The Cluster-Polarization Coefficient Isaac Mehlhaff (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Abstract: Political polarization has become a key concern in many important topics within comparative politics, yet past... Read More Measuring Political Polarization in Mass Publics: The Cluster-Polarization Coefficient
Donation Dynamics: Do Critical Campaign Events Influence Contributions? Seo-young Silvia Kim (California Institute of Technology) Abstract: What events motivate individual campaign contributions? Using the 2016 campaign finance data from the Federal Election... Read More Donation Dynamics: Do Critical Campaign Events Influence Contributions?
LAPD Community Safety Partnership: Impact Evaluation on Violent Crime Using Augmented Synthetic Control Models Sydney Kahmann, Erin Hartman, P. Jeffrey Brantingham and Jorja Leap (University of California, Los Angeles) Abstract: In 2011, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), in conjunction... Read More LAPD Community Safety Partnership: Impact Evaluation on Violent Crime Using Augmented Synthetic Control Models
Sensitivity Analysis for Outcome Tests Elisha Cohen (Emory University) Abstract: Outcome tests, a method that can be used for evaluating bias in selection making processes, are especially useful when using administrative... Read More Sensitivity Analysis for Outcome Tests