rachel funk fordham
@rfunkfordham
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phd student @ucberkeley @goldmanschool | us democracy, american political economy, quantitative methods | @uw + @usuaggies alum
Berkeley, CA
Joined February 2022
here's my new paper on the effect of Citizens United on democracy in the US tl;dr: Citizens United meaningfully contributed to voter suppression & gerrymandering in the 2010s. design: diff-in-diff (TWFE & FEct) full paper:
A new and open-access article to close out the month! “Anti-Democratic Influence: The Effect of Citizens United on State Democratic Performance” from @rfunkfordham (@uw) is now available at the link below:
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2024 top 3: 1. kinds of kindness 2. juror #2 3. red rooms 2024 runners up: - oddity - the substance - conclave
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yesterday biden said “tomorrow I’m doing 9/11” and trump said “I got involved with the taliban” I don’t know how to vote the parties are not distinct enough!!
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If you are an early career researcher studying the interaction between political and economic institutions in the US (broadly defined), you should join the @APSA_APE Junior Working Group! Sign up to receive updates: More info:
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RT @UAW4121: Check out for the hardship fund and other ways to support and show solidarity with ASEs, who are plann…
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RT @sahnicboom: i'm looking forward to discuss @bd_highsmith's work on company towns at this week's @APSA_APE Consortium meeting join us o…
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love to be a zillennial with zero wealth, perfect politics, outdated pop culture references, and that one friend that can only be reached via snapchat even tho that’s the worst means of communication ever invented. we’ve cracked the code - this is clearly the best of both worlds
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RT @stan_okl: The donations you see in the FEC reports are mostly just buying access. This is where the real money in politics action is th…
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@stan_okl thank you so much, stan! this is absolutely the right takeaway, and your work was hugely helpful in developing the argument for this paper - means so much that you read and shared!
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@l_gamboag thank you, laura! so grateful for your democratic erosion course & your mentorship when I was an undergrad first dipping my toes into research - you helped me recognize that democracy is what I care most about & that grad school was an actual possibility for me
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