Alan Gerber

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J-PAL Affiliated Professor

Dean of the Social Science Division of the Faculty of Arts and Science and Sterling Professor of Political Science

Yale University

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Alan Gerber is Sterling Professor of Political Science, Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, and Professor of Economics and of statistics and data science at Yale University where he teaches courses on experimental methods, statistics, and American politics. His current research focuses on the application of experimental methods to the study of campaign communications, and he has designed and performed experimental evaluations of many campaigns and fundraising programs, both partisan and non-partisan in nature. His experimental research has appeared in numerous academic journals including the leading journals in political science: the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics, as well as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. He currently serves as an editor of the Quarterly Journal of Political Science. He has received various academic honors and awards, including the Heinz Eulau Award for the best article in the American Political Science Review (2002), and was recently selected to be a fellow-in-residence at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences (2004-2005).

Related Evaluations

20 result(s)
Effect of Media on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions in the United States
The Generalizability of Social Pressure Effects on Turnout Across High-Salience Electoral Context: Field Experimental Evidence from 1.96 Million Citizens in 17 States
The Effects of Reciprocity in Voter Mobilization Calls on Voter Turnout in the United States
A field experiment shows that subtle linguistic cues might not affect voter behavior
Past Felony Conviction, Participation, and Political Reintegration in the United States
Self-Prophecy Effects and Voter Turnout in the United States
The Effects of Canvassing, Phone Calls, and Direct Mail on Voter Turnout in the United States
Does Campaign Spending Work in the United States?
The Effectiveness of Encouraging Voter Participation by Inducing Feelings of Pride or Shame
Personality Traits and Responses to Persuasive Appeals among Voters in the United States
Voting and Habit Formation in the United States
Partisan Mail and Voter Turnout in the United States
Do Robotic Calls from Credible Sources Influence Voter Turnout or Vote Choice?
The Effect of a Nonpartisan Get-Out-the-Vote Drive in the United States
Social Norms and Motivation to Vote in the United States
The Persuasive Effects of Televised Campaign Ads
Do Phone Calls Increase Voter Turnout in the United States?
Understanding the Connection Between Party Affiliation, Partisanship, and Political Beliefs in the United States
Getting Out the Vote in Local Elections in the United States
Social Pressure and Voter Turnout in the United States