Local Political Economy Symposium – Papers
Panel 1:
Vlad Kogan (OSU): “Jurisdictional Competition, Market Power, and the Compensation of Public Employees”
Rebecca Goldstein (UC-Berkeley): “Senior Citizens as a Pro-Police Interest Group”
Discussant: Jessica Trounstine (UC-Merced)
Panel 2:
Justin de Benedictis-Kessner (Harvard Kennedy): “Strategic Partisans:Electoral Motivations and Partisanship in Local Government Communication”
Maria Carreri (UCSD) and Julia Payson (NYU): “What Makes A Good Local Leader? Evidence FromU.S. Mayors and City Managers”
Discussant: Thad Kousser (UCSD)
Panel 3:
Carolyn Abott (St. John’s) and Akheil Singla (Arizona State): “Service Solvency and Quality of Life After Municipal Bankruptcy”
Michael Sances (Temple): “Do District Attorneys Represent Their Voters? Evidence from California’s Era of Criminal Justice Reform”
Discussant: John Matsusaka (USC)
Book Talk:
Julia Payson (NYU): When Cities Lobby: How Local Interests Shape State Politics