Ransi Clark

Political Methodologist

I specialize in estimating dynamic causal effects of aggregate political units. I have a preference for modular estimators that easily render for diagnostics. I design and implement the methods and apply to a wide range of treatment settings including democratization and economic liberalization. I also have specific policy interests in understanding and minimizing displacement impacts of wildfires including on schooling and wildfire insurance and the reforming the permitting process around nuclear energy.

Working Papers

Saturation dangers in multi-decade democracy studies with Jonathan N. Katz

Democratic Peace, Piece by Piece with Jonathan N. Katz

didunit: a unit-level multi-period differences-in-differences estimator in R with Jonathan N. Katz and R. Michael Alvarez R&R at SoftwareX

Nuclear Energy

Threat of China’s nuclear dominance boosts Americans’ support for nuclear energy with Beatrice Magistro and R. Michael Alvarez

Wildfires

Schooling amidst displacement from California fires: bright spots and blind spots with R. Michael Alvarez

Education

California Institute of Technology | PhD Social Science | 2021-

University of Queensland | BEcon (Honours) | 2015-2018