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- Influence
Genetic applications of an inverse polymerase chain reaction.
A method is presented for the rapid in vitro amplification of DNA sequences that flank a region of known sequence. The method uses the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), but it has the primers oriented… Expand
The Effects of Canvassing, Telephone Calls, and Direct Mail on Voter Turnout: A Field Experiment
We report the results of a randomized field experiment involving approximately 30,000 registered voters in New Haven, Connecticut. Nonpartisan get-out-the-vote messages were conveyed through personal… Expand
Social Pressure and Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
- A. Gerber, D. Green, Christopher W. Larimer
- Psychology
- American Political Science Review
- 1 February 2008
Voter turnout theories based on rational self-interested behavior generally fail to predict significant turnout unless they account for the utility that citizens receive from performing their civic… Expand
Personality and Political Attitudes: Relationships across Issue Domains and Political Contexts
- A. Gerber, G. Huber, David Doherty, C. Dowling, Shang E. Ha
- Political Science
- American Political Science Review
- 1 February 2010
Previous research on personality traits and political attitudes has largely focused on the direct relationships between traits and ideological self-placement. There are theoretical reasons, however,… Expand
Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation
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Get Out the Vote!: How to Increase Voter Turnout
Get Out the Vote! Is a practical guide for anyone trying to mobilize voters or organize at the grass roots. Unlike authors of other campaign advice books, Donald Green and Alan Gerber root their work… Expand
How Large and Long-lasting Are the Persuasive Effects of Televised Campaign Ads? Results from a Randomized Field Experiment
- A. Gerber, James Gimpel, D. Green, D. Shaw
- Psychology
- American Political Science Review
- 1 February 2011
We report the results of the first large-scale experiment involving paid political advertising. During the opening months of a 2006 gubernatorial campaign, approximately $2 million of television and… Expand
Personality Traits and Participation in Political Processes
- A. Gerber, G. Huber, David Doherty, C. Dowling, C. Raso, Shang E. Ha
- Political Science
- 1 July 2011
Using data from two recent surveys, we analyze the relationship between Big Five personality traits and political participation. We examine forms of participation that differ in domain (local… Expand
Estimating the Effect of Campaign Spending on Senate Election Outcomes Using Instrumental Variables
- A. Gerber
- Economics
- 1 June 1998
To examine the traditional view that challenger spending is more effective than incumbent spending, I reestimate the effects of spending using instrumental variables that affect a candidate's ability… Expand
Partisan Bias in Factual Beliefs About Politics
- John G. Bullock, A. Gerber, S. Hill, G. Huber
- Political Science
- 1 May 2013
Partisanship seems to affect factual beliefs about politics. For example, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say that the deficit rose during the Clinton administration; Democrats are more… Expand