Peer Reviewed Articles
Last updated 9/2023
14. “Asymmetric ideological segregation in exposure to political news on Facebook,“ with Sandra González-Bailón, David Lazer, Pablo Barberá, Meiqing Zhang, Hunt Allcott, Taylor Brown, Adriana Crespo-Tenorio, Deen Freelon, Matthew Gentzkow, Andrew M Guess, Shanto Iyengar, Young Mie Kim, Neil Malhotra, Devra Moehler, Brendan Nyhan, Jennifer Pan, Carlos Velasco Rivera, Jaime Settle, Emily Thorson, Rebekah Tromble, Arjun Wilkins, Magdalena Wojcieszak, Chad Kiewiet De Jonge, Annie Franco, Winter Mason, Natalie Jomini Stroud, Joshua A Tucker. 2023. Science, 381(6656), 392-398. [Paper] [Replication]
13. “Reshares on social media amplify political news but do not detectably affect beliefs or opinions“ with Andrew M Guess, Neil Malhotra, Jennifer Pan, Pablo Barberá, Hunt Allcott, Taylor Brown, Adriana Crespo-Tenorio, Drew Dimmery, Deen Freelon, Matthew Gentzkow, Sandra González-Bailón, Edward Kennedy, Young Mie Kim, David Lazer, Devra Moehler, Brendan Nyhan, Carlos Velasco Rivera, Jaime Settle, Daniel Robert Thomas, Emily Thorson, Rebekah Tromble, Arjun Wilkins, Magdalena Wojcieszak, Beixian Xiong, Chad Kiewiet De Jonge, Annie Franco, Winter Mason, Natalie Jomini Stroud, Joshua A Tucker. 2023. Science, 381(6656), 404-408. [Paper] [Replication]
12. “Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing,” with Brendan Nyhan, Jaime Settle, Emily Thorson, Magdalena Wojcieszak, Pablo Barberá, Annie Y Chen, Hunt Allcott, Taylor Brown, Adriana Crespo-Tenorio, Drew Dimmery, Deen Freelon, Matthew Gentzkow, Sandra González-Bailón, Andrew M Guess, Edward Kennedy, Young Mie Kim, David Lazer, Neil Malhotra, Devra Moehler, Jennifer Pan, Daniel Robert Thomas, Rebekah Tromble, Carlos Velasco Rivera, Arjun Wilkins, Beixian Xiong, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, Annie Franco, Winter Mason, Natalie Jomini Stroud, Joshua A Tucker. 2023. Nature 620, 137–144. [Paper] [Replication]
11. “How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign?” with Andrew M Guess, Neil Malhotra, Jennifer Pan, Pablo Barberá, Hunt Allcott, Taylor Brown, Adriana Crespo-Tenorio, Drew Dimmery, Deen Freelon, Matthew Gentzkow, Sandra González-Bailón, Edward Kennedy, Young Mie Kim, David Lazer, Devra Moehler, Brendan Nyhan, Carlos Velasco Rivera, Jaime Settle, Daniel Robert Thomas, Emily Thorson, Rebekah Tromble, Arjun Wilkins, Magdalena Wojcieszak, Beixian Xiong, Chad Kiewiet De Jonge, Annie Franco, Winter Mason, Natalie Jomini Stroud, Joshua A Tucker. 2023 Science, 381 (6656), 398-404. [Paper] [Replication]
10. “Deprivation in the Midst of Plenty: Citizen Polarization and Political Protest,“ with John D. Griffin and Vania Ximena Velasco-Guachalla. 2020. British Journal of Political Science. [Paper]
9. “Carrots and sticks: Experimental evidence of vote-buying and voter intimidation in Guatemala,” with Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos, Carlos Meléndez, David Nickerson, and Javier Osorio. 2020. Journal of Peace Research. [Paper]
8. "Predicting State Presidential Election Results with National Tracking Polls and MRP," with Gary Langer and Sofi Sinozich. 2018. Public Opinion Quarterly. [Paper]
7. "Remittances and Vote Buying," with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos and Covadonga Meseguer. 2018. Latin American Research Review. [Paper]
6. "Should Researchers Abandon Questions About 'Democracy'? Evidence from Latin America." 2016. Public Opinion Quarterly. [Paper] [Replication]
5. "Legitimacy Buying: The Dynamics of Clientelism in the Face of Legitimacy Challenges" with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos and David Nickerson. 2015. Comparative Political Studies 48(9): 1127-1158. [Paper] [Replication]
4. "Who Lies About Electoral Gifts? Experimental Evidence from Latin America." 2015. Public Opinion Quarterly 79(3): 710-739. [Paper] [Replication]
3. “Artificial Inflation or Deflation? Assessing the Item Count Technique” with David W. Nickerson. 2014. Political Behavior 36(3): 659-682. [Paper]
2. “The Conditionality of Vote Buying Norms: Evidence from Latin America,” with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos and David Nickerson. 2014. American Journal of Political Science 58(1): 197-211. [Paper] [Replication]
1. “Vote Buying and Social Desirability Bias: Experimental Evidence from Nicaragua,” with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos, Carlos Meléndez, Javier Osorio, and David Nickerson. 2012. American Journal of Political Science 56(1): 202-217. [Paper] [Replication]
Dissertation
Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New Democracies - Manuscript
Academic Reports
1. “Aproximacion a las percepciones de la ciudadania sobre la compra de votos y la intimidacion de votantes en el regimen politico electoral guatemalteco.” 2012. Prepared in collaboration with the New Democratic Institute, Acción Ciudadana, David Nickerson, Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos, Carlos Meléndez, and Javier Osorio. [Report]
Review Articles
1. Review of Bruhn, Kathleen. 2010. Urban Protest in Mexico and Brazil (Cambridge University Press, 2008). In Latin American Politics and Society 52(3): 172-175.
Manuscripts in Progress
“Political Context and Individual Attitudes: Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New Democracies” [Manuscript]
An earlier version of this paper was selected as the winner of the American Political Science Association's 2014 Franklin L. Burdette/ Pi Sigma Alpha Award, which recognizes the best paper presented at the 2013 APSA Annual Meeting.
"Beliefs About Ballot Monitoring in Latin America" [Manuscript]
“Vote Buying in the Americas,” with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos, Carlos Meléndez, Javier Osorio, and David Nickerson.
“Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New Democracies: The Case of Spain” [Manuscript]
“Los determinantes del multilateralismo de masas en América Latina” with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos.