The Nature, Determinants, and Consequences of Congressional Distributive Politics

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dc.contributor.advisorCrespin, Michael
dc.contributor.authorMcLaughlin, Peter
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKeppel, Ben
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBlum, Rachel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFinocchiaro, Charles
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRipberger, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T21:37:50Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T21:37:50Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-01
dc.date.manuscript2024-04-26
dc.description.abstractThe allocation of public resources is a core responsibility of the United States federal government, and geographically targeted spending is both practically important and central to major theories of the US Congress. This dissertation advances the study of congressional distributive politics by incorporating a diverse array of methodological approaches to clarify the nature, determinants, and public opinion consequences of the geographic allocation of federal funds by the US Congress. The first two chapters use observational data on federal spending to clarify the nature of distributive policy change and show how legislative procedure shapes policy outcomes. The third and fourth chapters leverage survey experiments to shed light on the role of distributive politics in congressional elections. Together, the four chapters approach congressional distributive politics from different perspectives to generate insights on policymaking, representation, and electoral strategy.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/340413
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCongressen_US
dc.subjectDistributive politicsen_US
dc.subjectSurvey experimentsen_US
dc.subjectCredit claimingen_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.titleThe Nature, Determinants, and Consequences of Congressional Distributive Politicsen_US
ou.groupDodge Family College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Political Scienceen_US
shareok.nativefileaccessrestricteden_US
shareok.orcid0000-0001-8837-4151en_US

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