Online SuperDebate
Anthony Fowler
Sydney A. Stein Jr. Professor
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Anthony Fowler applies causal inference to elections and political representation.
Biography
Anthony
- Elections
- Causal inference
- Political representation
Anthony Fowler is the Sydney A. Stein Jr. Professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. His research applies econometric methods to elections and political representation, including unequal participation, electoral incentives, polarization, and the credibility of empirical research.
He is an editor-in-chief of the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, co-author of Thinking Clearly with Data with Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, and a host of Not Another Politics Podcast.
Upcoming appearance
Would Less Electoral Control Improve Government?
WhenRecording scheduled for October 22, 2026
WhereRecorded online · Public release date to be announced
SuperDebate. The United States would be better governed if more public policy decisions were insulated from direct electoral control.
Garett Jones argues the affirmative; Anthony Fowler argues the negative.
See the debate.
SuperDebate. The United States would be better governed if more public policy decisions were insulated from direct electoral control.
Garett Jones argues the affirmative; Anthony Fowler argues the negative.
Harris faculty profile (opens in a new tab)UChicago Voices page (opens in a new tab)Thinking Clearly with Data — Princeton University Press (opens in a new tab)