Miriam A. Golden

Political Responsiveness, Information Provision, and Capacity Gaps

With Saad Gulzar and Luke Sonnet. Comparative Political Studies, 2025.

The Global Legislators Database

With Nick Carnes, Joshua Ferrer, Esme Lillywhite, Noam Lupu, and Eugenia Nazrullaeva. British Journal of Political Science, 2025.

Coverage: The Economist.

Dialogues Across Time: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Democratization

Political Science Quarterly, vol. 140, 2025, pp. 589–606.

Inaccurate Forecasting of a Randomized Controlled Trial

With Mats Ahrenshop, Saad Gulzar, and Luke Sonnet. Journal of Experimental Political Science, First View 2023.

Accidental Cumulation in Studies of Clientelism, Vote Buying, and Governance

In Oxford Handbook of Methodological Pluralism, eds. Box-Steffensmeier, Christenson, and Sinclair-Chapman. Oxford University Press, 2023.

Corruption, Party Leaders, and Candidate Selection: Evidence from Italy

With Raffaele Asquer and Brian Hamel. Legislative Studies Quarterly, vol. 45, 2020, pp. 291–325.

Winner, Jewell-Loewenberg Award, best article in comparative politics in LSQ, 2020.

Corruption and the New Institutional Economics

In A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics, eds. Ménard and Shirley. Edward Elgar, 2018.

How to Fight Corruption

With Raymond Fisman. Science, May 26, 2017, pp. 803–4.

Electoral Fraud or Violence: The Effect of Observers on Party Manipulation Strategies

With Joseph Asunka, Sarah Brierley, Eric Kramon, and George Ofosu. British Journal of Political Science, 2017.

Incumbency Effects under Proportional Representation

With Lucio Picci. Legislative Studies Quarterly, vol. 40, 2015, pp. 509–38.

The Institutional Components of Political Corruption

With Paasha Mahdavi. In Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions, eds. Rufinio and Gandhi. Routledge, 2015, pp. 404–20.

Electoral Cycles in Electricity Losses in India

With Brian Min. Energy Policy, vol. 65, 2014, pp. 619–25.

Distributive Politics Around the World

With Brian Min. Annual Review of Political Science, vol. 16, 2013, pp. 73–99.

Corruption in the Wealthy World

Brown Journal of World Affairs, vol. 18.2, Spring/Summer 2012, pp. 75–84.

Domestic and International Causes for the Rise of Pay Inequality in OECD Nations between 1980 and 2000

With Michael Wallerstein. In Comparing European Workers, ed. Brady. Research in Sociology of Work, vol. 22, 2011, pp. 209–49.

Legislative Malfeasance and Political Accountability

With Eric C.C. Chang and Seth J. Hill. World Politics, vol. 62, no. 2, 2010, pp. 177–220.

Coverage: The Economist.

Sources of Corruption in Authoritarian Regimes

With Eric C.C. Chang. Social Science Quarterly, vol. 91, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1–20.

Pork Barrel Politics in Postwar Italy, 1953–1992

With Lucio Picci. American Journal of Political Science, vol. 52, no. 2, 2008, pp. 268–89.

Electoral Systems, District Magnitude and Corruption

With Eric C.C. Chang. British Journal of Political Science, vol. 37, January 2007, pp. 115–137.

Winner, APSA Lawrence Longley Award, best article published in 2007.

Corruption and the Management of Public Works in Italy

With Lucio Picci. In Handbook of Economic Corruption, ed. Rose-Ackerman. Edward Elgar, 2006, pp. 457–83.

Proposal for a New Measure of Corruption, Illustrated with Italian Data

With Lucio Picci. Economics & Politics, vol. 17, March 2005, pp. 37–75.

Replications: Germany, Spain.