ALEXANDER SAHN

RACE AND REPRESENTATION IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE 2020. American Political Science Review (WITH JAKE GRUMBACH)

Campaign finance is more racially unequal than voter turnout or Congressional representation, but the nomination of candidates of color can close this gap.

GENDER, RACE, AND INTERSECTIONALITY IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE Forthcoming at Political Behavior (WITH JAKE GRUMBACH AND SARAH STASZAK)

Co-ethnic contributing behavior dominates co-gendered contributing with no evidence of intersectionality.

ACHIEVING STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE WITH CONTROL VARIABLES AND WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY Forthcoming at Political Analysis (WITH GABE LENZ) 

A large portion of observational studies would not meet statistical significance without undisclosed covariate adjustment.

WHY IS HOUSING UNAFFORABLE? THE GREAT MIGRATION'S EFFECT ON

EXCLUSIONARY ZONING

The Great Migration caused cities to adopt exclusionary zoning, leading to more unaffordable housing today.

FAUX-RESPONSIVENESS AND ELECTION CYCLES IN THE PERMITTING OF HOUSING

Cities permit less housing before elections when mayors are running for re-election, especially when homeowners dominate.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOBBYING IN PUBLIC MEETINGS: EVIDENCE FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Attendees of public meetings (older homeowners) get the outcomes they want (slowing and blocking affordable housing).

SCOPE CONDITIONS, NUMERACY, AND THE EVALUATION OF POLICY (WITH AMY LERMAN AND LAURA STOKER)

Gain-loss framing has little effect on problems and policy solutions, which have bipartisan support.