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Curriculum Vitae
Contact information
scal@kellogg.northwestern.edu
telephone: 847-491-5161 (Evanston)
During 2008/2009 I will (mostly) be at the Harris School at the University of Chicago, 773-702-8805.
Published and Forthcoming Papers
1. “Duverger’s Hypothesis, the Run-Off Rule, and Electoral Competition.”
Political Analysis 13 (Summer): 209-232, 2005. paper journal
2. “Principles of Network Development and Evolution: An Experimental Study,” with Charles Plott.
Journal of Public Economics 89 (August): 1469-1495, 2005. paper
3. “Electoral Competition in Heterogeneous Districts.”
Journal of Political Economy 113 (October): 1116-1145, 2005. paper
4. “Context-Dependent Voting,” with Catherine Wilson.
Quarterly Journal of Political Science 1 (3): 227-254, 2006. paper
5. “Bandwagons and Momentum in Sequential Voting.”
Review of Economic Studies 74 (July): 653-684, 2007. paper
6. “Turnout, Polarization, and Duverger's Law.” with Catherine Wilson.
Journal of Politics 69 (November): 1047-1056, 2007. paper [appendix]
(Previously circulated under the
title: "Abstention Due to Alienation and Electoral Competition.")
7. “Lies, Damned Lies, and Political Campaigns,” with Simon Wilkie.
Games and Economic Behavior 60 (August): 262-286, 2007. paper
8. “Context-Dependent Voting and Political Ambiguity,” with Catherine Wilson.
Journal of Public Economics 92 (April): 565-581, 2008. paper
9. “Political Motivations.”
Review of Economic Studies 75 (July): 671-697, 2008. paper
10. “Majority Rule When Voters Like to Win.” paper
Games and Economic Behavior 64 (November): 393-420, 2008.
11. "A Theory of Policy Expertise."
Quarterly Journal of Political Science 3 (2): 123-140, 2008. paper.
12. “The Wisdom of the Minority.” with Johannes Horner. paper.
Journal of Economic Theory, forthcoming.
Working Papers
1. "Context Dependent Prospects." paper.
2. "Searching for Good Policies." paper.
Other Papers
- “Vote Timing and Information Aggregation.” paper
(The main results have now been incorporated into “Bandwagons and Momentum in Sequential Voting”)
- “Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard, and Returns Policies,”
with Valentina Bali, Kay-yut Chen, and John Ledyard, October 2003.


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