Julia Payson

Sep 18, 2024 | cato.org | Julia Payson |Stan Veuger

Research Briefs in Economic Policy Our analyses suggest that every additional $1,000 in aid per resident increased incumbents’ vote share by 2.5–4.0 percentage points in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 elections.

Sep 12, 2024 | nber.org | Jeffrey Clemens |Julia Payson |Stan Veuger

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Jul 22, 2024 | aei.org | Stan Veuger |Jeffrey Clemens |Julia Payson

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented levels of federal aid transfers to state governments. Did this funding increase benefit state incumbents electorally? Identifying the effect of revenue windfalls on economic voting is challenging because whatever conditions led to the influx of cash might also benefit or harm incumbent politicians for a variety of other reasons.