Published Papers
"Political Ambition, Candidate Recruitment, and Legislative Politics in Brazil." In Pathways to Power in Latin America, edited by Scott Morgenstern and Peter Siavelis. Penn State University Press, 2008.
"Brazilian Democracy under Lula and the PT." In Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America (3rd edition), edited by Michael Shifter and Jorge Dominguez. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
"Electoral Accountability and the Variety of Democratic Regimes" (with Timothy Hellwig). British Journal of Political Science, 2008.
"Voting in Open Economies: The Electoral Consequences of Globalization" (with Timothy Hellwig). Comparative Political Studies 40(7): 283-306 (March 2007).
"Separation of Powers." In Susan Stokes and Carles Boix, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, pp. 703-726.
"Sources of Mass Partisanship in Brazil."Latin American Politics and Society 48(2): 1-27 (Summer 2006).
"From Socialism to Social Democracy? The Evolution of the Workers' Party in Brazil."Comparative Political Studies 37(9): 999-1024 (November 2004).
"Presidentialism and Accountability for the Economy in Comparative Perspective."American Political Science Review 98(3): 425-436 (August 2004).
"Legislative Malapportionment in Latin America: Historical and Comparative Perspectives" (with Richard Snyder). In Edward Gibson (ed.), Representing Regions: Federalism and Territorial Politics in Latin America . Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (2004)
"Presidentialism, Elections and Representation" (with Matthew Shugart). Journal of Theoretical Politics 15(1): 33-60 (2003).
"Pork-Barreling is Not Credit-Claiming or Advertising: Campaign Finance and the Sources of the Personal Vote in Brazil."The Journal of Politics 64(3): 845-863 (August 2002).
"Presidentialized Parties: The Separation of Powers and Party Organization and Behavior."Comparative Political Studies 35(4):461-483 (May 2002).
"Does Money Matter? Campaign Finance in Newly Democratic Countries: Theory and Evidence from Brazil."Comparative Politics 34: 23-42 (2001).
"The Value of a Vote: Malapportionment in Comparative Perspective" (with Richard Snyder). British Journal of Political Science 31(3): 651-671 (Fall 2001).
"Money, Elections and Democracy in Brazil."Latin American Politics and Society 43(2): 27-48 (Summer 2001).
"Incumbents and Challengers on a Level Playing Field: Assessing the Impact of Campaign Finance in Brazil."The Journal of Politics 63(2): 569-584 (May 2001).
"The 'New' Politics of the Governors: Federalism and the Brazilian Transition to Democracy" (with Fernando Abrucio). Publius: the Journal of Federalism 30(2):43-61 (Spring 2001).
"Concurrent Elections, Discordant Results: Presidentialism, Federalism, and Governance in Brazil."Comparative Politics 33(1): 1-20 (October 2000).
"Ambition and Competition: Explaining Legislative Turnover in Brazil."Legislative Studies Quarterly 25(3): 481-497 (August 2000).
"The Gubernatorial Coattails Effect: Federalism and Congressional Elections in Brazil." The Journal of Politics 62(1): 240-253 (February 2000).
"Incentives to Cultivate a Party Vote in Candidate-Centric Electoral Systems: Evidence from Brazil."Comparative Political Studies 32(4): 487-518 (June 1999).
Work in Progress:
Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Parties: A Framework for Analysis (book manuscript, forthcoming from Cambridge University Press)