Paul D. Jorgensen is Associate Professor at the School of Interdisciplinary Program and Community Engagement, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. His research concerns campaign finance and political parties in the United States. Using a grant with the Institute for New Economic Thinking, he is improving campaign finance data in order to create new and more accurate measures of campaign fundraising and spending in the United States. Jorgensen’s research has appeared in the International Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics, Political Research Quarterly, and the Policy Studies Journal.
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The Knife Edge Election of 2020: American Politics Between Washington, Kabul, and Weimar
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Fatal Combination: Bailouts and Bank Rescues in Money-Driven Political Systems
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The links between campaign contributions from the financial sector and switches to a pro-bank vote were direct and substantial