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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Andrew B. Whitford is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within social sciences and business-related disciplines, with a particular focus on governance, public administration, and information systems.

The main fields of study for Whitford include Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting. Their subfields of study cover Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management, and Information Systems.

Whitford's research topics address areas such as:

  • E-Government and Public Services
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Regulation and Compliance Studies
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Corruption and Economic Development
  • Auction Theory and Applications

Their recent publications include:

  • "Governance landscapes for emerging technologies: The case of cryptocurrencies" (2020) published in Regulation & Governance
  • "Surveillance and privacy as coevolving disruptions: reflections on 'notice and choice'" (2022) published in Policy Design and Practice

Whitford has also been coauthor or collaborator on works alongside several frequent coauthors such as Anna M. Whitford, Jeff Yates, Derrick M. Anderson, H. Brinton Milward, and Joseph Galaskiewicz.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Public Administration Review
  • Regulation & Governance
  • Governance

Whitford's book publications with Cambridge University Press include:

  • Integrating Logics in the Governance of Emerging Technologies (2021)
  • Herding Scientists (2022)

Among the awards received are the Gladys M. Kammerer Award from the American Political Science Association in 2017 and recognition as a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration.

Best Publications

  • Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Pay: Evidence from the Public Workforce

    Soo-Young Lee;Andrew B. Whitford

  • Pollution incidence and political jurisdiction: evidence from the TRI

    Eric Helland;Andrew B. Whitford

  • The Principal's Moral Hazard: Constraints on the Use of Incentives in Hierarchy

    Gary J. Miller;Andrew B. Whitford

  • The Pursuit of Political Control by Multiple Principals

    Andrew B. Whitford

  • Voter Choice in Multi-Party Democracies: A Test of Competing Theories and Models

    Kevin M. Quinn;Andrew D. Martin;Andrew B. Whitford

  • Building a Pathway to Cooperation: Negotiation and Social Exchange between Principal and Agent:

    William P. Bottom;James Holloway;Gary J. Miller;Alexandra Mislin

  • Trust and Incentives in Principal-Agent Negotiations: The ‘Insurance/Incentive Trade-Off’

    Gary J. Miller;Andrew B. Whitford

  • Multiparty electoral competition in the Netherlands and Germany: A model based on multinomial probit

    Norman J. Schofield;Andrew D. Martin;Kevin M. Quinn;Andrew B. Whitford

  • Assessing the Effects of Organizational Resources on Public Agency Performance: Evidence from the US Federal Government

    Soo-Young Lee;Andrew B. Whitford

  • Agile: A New Way of Governing

    Ines Mergel;Sukumar Ganapati;Andrew B. Whitford

  • Decentralization and Political Control of the Bureaucracy

    Andrew B. Whitford

  • Bureaucratic Discretion, Agency Structure, and Democratic Responsiveness: The Case of the United States Attorneys

    Andrew B. Whitford

  • Policy Signals and Executive Governance: Presidential Rhetoric in the War on Drugs

    Andrew B. Whitford;Jeff Yates

  • Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda: Constructing the War on Drugs

    Andrew B. Whitford;Jeff Yates

  • Political Polarization as a Constraint on Corruption: A Cross-National Comparison

    David S. Brown;Michael Touchton;Andrew Whitford

  • Presidential Power and the United States Supreme Court

    Jeff Yates;Andrew Whitford

  • Government Effectiveness in Comparative Perspective

    Andrew B. Whitford;Soo-Young Lee

  • Machine Learning for Public Administration Research, With Application to Organizational Reputation

    L Jason Anastasopoulos;Andrew B Whitford

  • Exit, Voice, and Loyalty with Multiple Exit Options: Evidence from the US Federal Workforce

    Andrew B. Whitford;Soo-Young Lee

  • Multiparty electoral competition in the Netherlands and Germany: A model based on multinomial probit

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  • Descriptive Representation and Policymaking Authority: Evidence from Women in Cabinets and Bureaucracies

    Andrew B. Whitford;Vicky M. Wilkins;Mercedes G. Ball

  • Above Politics: Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment

    Gary J. Miller;Andrew B. Whitford

  • Collaborative Behavior and the Performance of Government Agencies

    Andrew B. Whitford;Soo-Young Lee;Taesik Yun;Chan Su Jung

  • The Structures of Interest Coalitions: Evidence from Environmental Litigation

    Andrew B. Whitford

  • Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

    Andrew B. Whitford;Jeff Yates

  • Presidential Power and the United States Supreme Court

    Andrew B. Whitford;Jeff Yates

  • Bayesian Methods: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Approach

    Andrew Whitford

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony M. Bertelli
Anthony M. Bertelli Pennsylvania State University
David S. Brown
David S. Brown University of Colorado Boulder
Joseph Galaskiewicz
Joseph Galaskiewicz University of Arizona
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Ines Mergel
Ines Mergel University of Konstanz
Donald P. Haider-Markel
Donald P. Haider-Markel University of Kansas
Edella Schlager
Edella Schlager University of Arizona
Norman Schofield
Norman Schofield Washington University in St. Louis
Kenneth J. Meier
Kenneth J. Meier American University

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