Welcome to my website!

My research lies at the intersection of political economy, comparative politics, and political communication, focusing primarily on developing contexts. I study how news consumption, media formats, levels of education, and social networks shape how voters select politicians and when they hold them to account. As well as voter behavior, I study what news media outlets report (or not) and the consequences for governance, the trade-offs shaping government repression of the media, and how media markets and other institutions can be designed to improve government service delivery. I typically analyze these questions by combining quasi-experimental and experimental evidence with theoretical models to identify and interpret causal relationships.

Please find my publications, working papers, and coauthors here. You can also read this recent and (hopefully) accessible overview of my research agendas, even if just to see an example of a tenure statement.

My CV is here and Google Scholar page is here.

Students can sign up for my office hours here.