Research

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Micatka, Nathan K., Caroline Tolbert, and Robert Boatright. "Nonpartisan Primaries, Open Primaries, and Voter Turnout." Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, Forthcoming.

Micatka, Nathan K., and Julianna Pacheco. 2024. "Socializing Policy Feedback: The Long-term Effects of Adolescent Program Participation on Adult Party Identification." Political Research Quarterly. Link to Article. Replication Materials.

Dowling, Eveline, Caroline Tolbert, Nathan K. Micatka, and Todd Donovan. 2024. "Does Ranked Choice Voting Increase Voter Turnout and Mobilization?" Electoral Studies. Link to Article.

Boatright, Robert G., Caroline J. Tolbert, and Nathan K. Micatka. 2024. "Public Opinion on Reforming US Primaries." Social Science Quarterly 105 (3): 876-893. Link to Article.

Works in Progress

Micatka, Nathan K. "Learning to Avoid: The Long-term Effects of Adolescent Welfare Participation on Voting Habits in Adulthood." Revise and Resubmit at Policy Studies Journal. Link to Paper

Micatka, Nathan K. "Help or Hindrance: The Moderating Effects of Adolescent State Welfare Policies on Young Adult Voting." Link to Paper

Micatka, Nathan K. “Patterns of Disparage: The Political Consequences of Systemic Negative Policy Experiences in Youth.”

Pacheco, Julianna, Nathan K. Micatka, and Caroline Tolbert. “Physician Voting Rates in the 2020 and 2022 Elections.”

Boatright, Robert, Caroline Tolbert, and Nathan K. Micatka. Participation, Representation, and Consistency: The Problem with Primary Voters [Book Manuscript], University of Pennsylvania Press. 

Micatka, Nathan K. “Contextual Policy, Self-interest, and Partisanship.”

Micatka, Nathan K. “Intersectional Feedback Effects.”

Pacheco, Julianna, and Nathan K. Micatka. “Public Stigma vs. Personal Stigma of Welfare Participation.

Pacheco, Julianna, David Frisvold, and Nathan K. Micatka. "Evaluating the Political Effects of a Direct Assistance Program in Iowa."

Non-Peer Reviewed Articles

Clarke, Andrew J., Jeffery A. Jenkins, and Nathan K. Micatka. 2020. "How Have Members of Congress Reacted to President Trump's Trade Policy?" The Forum 17 (4): 631-645. Link to Article.