2026 Jeffrey Milyo: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	26	1490	1361	742	655	86	6133

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Political Science

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Overview

Jeffrey Milyo is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research contributions predominantly lie within the social sciences, with a focus on various interconnected subfields including sociology and political science, strategy and management, political science and international relations, communication, and economics and econometrics.

Their work covers several main topics in political science and related disciplines. These include:

Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Social Media and Politics
Corruption and Economic Development
Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance

Jeffrey Milyo has published research articles in academic journals such as PS Political Science & Politics and Public Finance Review. Two recent publications are:

"Do Campaign Finance Reforms Insulate Incumbents from Competition? New Evidence from State Legislative Elections" (2020), published in PS Political Science & Politics
"A Replication of 'Weathering Corruption' (Journal of Law and Economics, 2008)" (2021), published in Public Finance Review

Frequent co-authors in these works include Jordan Butcher and Adriana S. Cordis, each contributing to one publication alongside Milyo. Their collaborative efforts are linked to the research themes noted in their publications.

Best Publications

A Measure of Media Bias

Tim Groseclose;Jeffrey Milyo

1480
Citations
Estimating the Impact of State Policies and Institutions with Mixed-Level Data

David M. Primo;Matthew L. Jacobsmeier;Jeffrey Milyo

577
Citations
Corporate PAC Campaign Contributions in Perspective

Jeffrey Milyo;David Primo;Timothy Groseclose

418
Citations
Reexamining the evidence of an ecological association between income inequality and health.

Jennifer M. Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

368
Citations
Environmental Policy Attitudes: Issues, Geographical Scale, and Political Trust*

David M. Konisky;Jeffrey Milyo;Lilliard E. Richardson

297
Citations
Inequality and public good provision: An experimental analysis

Lisa R. Anderson;Jennifer M. Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

284
Citations
Income Inequality and Health Status in the United States. Evidence from the Current Population Survey

Jennifer M. Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

273
Citations
The Effect of Price Advertising on Prices: Evidence in the Wake of 44 Liquormart

Jeffrey Milyo;Joel Waldfogel

207
Citations
Campaign Finance Laws and Political Efficacy: Evidence from the States

David M. Primo;Jeffrey Milyo

161
Citations
Is Exposure to Income Inequality a Public Health Concern? Lagged Effects of Income Inequality on Individual and Population Health

Jennifer M Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

159
Citations
Social Capital and Contributions in a Public-Goods Experiment

Lisa R. Anderson;Jennifer M. Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

159
Citations
Did the Devil Make Them Do It? The Effects of Religion in Public Goods and Trust Games*

Lisa Anderson;Jennifer Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

150
Citations
Measuring Public Corruption in the United States: Evidence From Administrative Records of Federal Prosecutions

Adriana S. Cordis;Jeffrey Milyo

135
Citations
Gender Bias and Selection Bias in House Elections

Jeffrey Milyo;Samantha Schosberg

128
Citations
Induced heterogeneity in trust experiments

Lisa R. Anderson;Jennifer M. Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

78
Citations
State social capital and individual health status.

Jennifer M. Mellor;Jeffrey Milyo

76
Citations
Sincere Versus Sophisticated Voting in Congress: Theory and Evidence

Tim Groseclose;Jeffrey Milyo

64
Citations
The Electoral Effects of Incumbent Wealth

Jeffrey Milyo;Timothy Groseclose

62
Citations
Logical Deficiencies in Spatial Models: A Constructive Critique

Jeffrey Milyo

31
Citations
Income inequality and health

Jennifer M. Mellor;Jeffrey D. Milyo

25
Citations
Bribes and Fruit Baskets: What Does the Link Between PAC Contributions and Lobbying Mean?

Jeffrey Milyo

15
Citations
The Electoral Effects of Campaign Spending in House Elections: A Natural Experiment Approach

Jeffrey Milyo

12
Citations
Is inequality bad for our health

Jeffrey D. Milyo;Jennifer M. Mellor

12
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Konisky Indiana University

Lilliard E. Richardson Pennsylvania State University

Joel Waldfogel University of Minnesota

Barry C. Burden University of Wisconsin–Madison

External Links

Personal website of Jeffrey Milyo

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