Bloomberg: “Buy American policies don’t help Americans”
Coverage of research on the economic effects of Buy American provisions.
Press and Public Writing
Selected media coverage and policy writing related to my research.
VoxEU: The increasing cost of buying American
Policy-focused summary of findings on procurement restrictions and employment effects.
NBER Digest: Employment effects of the Buy American Act
Non-technical overview of the paper’s key quantitative implications.
ProMarket: What Citizens United did not predict
Public writing on corporate political spending and transparency.
ProMarket: How firms use charitable giving to influence politics
Commentary linked to work on tax-exempt lobbying and political influence.
Podcast Appearances
AEA Research Highlights: Wielding charity for political influence
American Economic Association podcast discussion on corporate philanthropy and political influence.
The Indicator from Planet Money: What an Epstein recording reveals about how elites get jobs
Discussion of elite networking and labor market connections.
Trade Talks, Episode 198: Inside Washington’s Lobbying Industry
Conversation on what we know about the U.S. lobbying industry and how it influences economic policy.