Research

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Selected Published Manuscripts

Erlich, Aaron, Jordan Gans-Morse, and Simeon Nichter. Online First. “Selective Bribery: When Do Citizens Engage in Corruption?” Comparative Political Studies: 00104140241259444.
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Replication Data

Erlich, Aaron, Danielle F. Jung, and James D. Long. Online First.Covering the Campaign: Computational Tools for Measuring Differences in Candidate and Party News Coverage With Application to an Emerging Democracy.” Social Science Computer Review: 08944393241247420.

Soehl, Thomas, Aaron Erlich, and Zhenxiang Chen. Online First. “Promises and Limits of Using Targeted Social Media Advertising to Sample Global Migrant Populations: Nigerians at Home and Abroad.” Sociological Methods & Research.

Erlich, Aaron, Karen E. Ferree, Clark C. Gibson, Danielle F. Jung, James D. Long, and Craig McIntosh. 2024. “Using Communications Technology to Promote Democratic Participation: Experimental Evidence from South Africa.” Economic Development and Cultural Change 72(3): 1425–63.

Erlich, Aaron, and Edana Beauvais. 2023. “Explaining Women’s Political Underrepresentation in Democracies with High Levels of Corruption.” Political Science Research & Methods.

Erlich, Aaron, Calvin Garner, Gordon Pennycook, and David G. Rand. 2023. “Does Analytic Thinking Insulate Against Pro-Kremlin Disinformation: Evidence from Ukraine.” Political Psychology: 11(4) 804-22.

Erlich, Aaron, and Calvin Garner. 2023. “Is Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Effective: Evidence from Ukraine.” International Journal of Press/Politics 28(1) 5-28.

Erlich, Aaron, Thomas Soehl, and Annie Y. Chen. 2023. “Discriminatory Immigration Bans Elicit Anti-Americanism in Targeted Communities: Evidence from Nigerian Expatriates.” Journal of Experimental Political Science.

Erlich, Aaron, Stefano Dantas, Benjamin Bagozzi, Daniel Berliner, and Brian Palmer-Rubin .2022. “Multi-label Prediction for Political Text-as-Data.” Political Analysis: 30(4) 463-480.

Erlich, Aaron, Daniel Berliner, Brian Palmer-Rubin, and Benjamin Bagozzi. 2021. “Media Attention and Bureacrautic Responsiveness.” Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory: 31(4): 687-703.

Erlich, Aaron and Calvin Garner. 2021. “Implicit Associations, Explicit Attitudes, and Sub-group Differences during Wartime.” International Studies Quarterly: 65(2): 528-541.

Bridgman, Aengus, Costin Ciobanu, Aaron Erlich, Danielle Bohonos, and Christopher Ross.  2021. Unveiling: An Unexpected Mid-campaign Court Ruling’s Consequences and the Limits of Following the Leader.” Journal of Politics 83(3) 1024-1029.
Berliner, Daniel, Benjamin Bagozzi, Brian Palmer-Rubin, and Aaron Erlich.  2021. “The Political Logic of Government Disclosure: Evidence from Information Requests in Mexico.” Journal of Politics 83(1) .231-245.

Erlich, Aaron. 2020. Can information campaigns impact preferences toward vote selling? Theory and evidence from Kenya.International Political Science Review 41(3) 419-435.

Erlich, Aaron, and Calvin Garner. 2020. “Interpersonal Incomparability in Citizens’ Views of Democracy: Survey Evidence from Ukraine.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 30(02) 139-160.


Erlich, Aaron, Danielle F. Jung, James D. Long, and Craig McIntosh. 2018. “The Double-Edged Sword of Mobilizing Citizens Via Mobile Phone in Developing Countries.” Development Engineering 3: 34–46.

Erlich, Aaron, and Nicholas Kerr. 2016. “‘The Local Mwananchi Has Lost Trust’: Design, Transition and Legitimacy in Kenyan Election Management.” The Journal of Modern African Studies 54(04): 671–702.
Replication Data

Bush, Sarah Sunn, Aaron Erlich, Lauren Prather, and Yael Zeira. 2016. “The Effects of Authoritarian Iconography An Experimental Test.” Comparative Political Studies 49(13): 1704–1738.
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Berliner, Daniel, and Aaron Erlich. 2015. “Competing for Transparency: Political Competition and Institutional Reform in Mexican States.” American Political Science Review 109(01): 110–28.
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Levi, Margaret et al. 2012. “Aligning Rights and Interests: Why, When and How to Uphold Labor Standards.” World Bank Development Report Background Paper.