David Nickerson
Associate Professor of Political Science
(PhD, Yale University)
217 O’Shaughnessy
(574) 631-7016
email: david.w.nickerson@gmail.com
website: http://www.nd.edu/~dnickers/
Geographic focus: Latin America, US
Thematic interests: Mobilization and campaign behavior; clientelism; corruption
Current research: Understanding the stigma associated with vote buying; how voters feel about different forms of corruption; experimental design
Selected publications: “Vote Buying and Social Desirability Bias: Experimental Evidence from Nicaragua,” (with Gonzalez-Ocantos, Ezequiel, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, Carlos Meléndez, and Javier Osorio),American Journal of Political Science (forthcoming); "Scalable Protocols Offer Efficient Design for Field Experiments," Political Analysis 13, 3 (2005).
