Causal Inference and American Political Development

Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law; Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values; and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California (US). He is the founding Editor of the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, and the Journal of Historical Political Economy. He was previously Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Politics. His work focuses on the origins and development of American political institutions, notably congressional and partisan institutions.