PhD Candidate Alex Cohen publishes on campaign contributions to election deniers in QJPS

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  • How did companies change their campaign contributions in response to the January 6th Capitol Insurrection? In a new article in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, PhD Candidate Alex Cohen examines this question.

How did companies change their campaign contributions in response to the January 6th Capitol Insurrection? In a new article in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, PhD Candidate Alex Cohen studies Fortune 500 companies' contributions to members of Congress, and finds a sharp but declining penalty against election deniers in the 2022 and 2024 election cycles. The findings emphasize the important trade-off between access-seeking behavior and public reputation in the corporate response to political controversies. https://www.nowpublishers.com/article/Details/QJPS-24128