Most concerns about delegation are put in terms of the handover of legislative power to
federal agencies and the magnitude of the legislative policy decisions made by such …

Increasing ideological polarization and dysfunction in Congress raise questions about
whether and how Congress remains capable of constraining the activities of other actors in …

Presidents select from a range of instruments when creating new policies through executive
action. We study strategic substitution in this context and argue that presidents use less …

As one of the most powerful executive actions, rulemaking by US federal agencies involves
all three branches and governs many issue areas, but some rules are routine and others are …

Influence-seeking by outside groups is widespread in the federal bureaucracy, as evidenced
by public expenditure data. But less is known about the strategies that underlie these …

Interest group influence in the policy process is often theorized to occur through a
mechanism of exchange, persuasion, or subsidy. Here, we explore how business groups …

One of the fundamental principles of American governance is that each branch of
government has the necessary constitutional means and motives to resist the encroachment …

Why do US congressional committees, that have jurisdiction over arms export plans,
propose joint resolutions that impede the US President's plan to export weapons? This …

This dissertation comprises of three essays on the political economy of bureaucracy in the
United States. The first chapter of my dissertation examines how the possibility of future …

The president's dominant influence on administrative policymaking has sparked public
concerns about resulting inefficiencies at federal agencies. I examine how the possibility of …