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Political economy

Contracts, appointments, and multi-principal governance

How presidents, Congress, agencies, and markets shape federal appointments, vacancies, procurement, contractor relationships, and implementation capacity.

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This research examines how presidents, Congress, agencies, and markets jointly shape federal appointments, vacancies, procurement, contractor relationships, and implementation capacity.

The program connects political incentives to administrative and market arrangements across agencies, states, and time.