Robert Erickson is a Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. He earned his B.A. from Lake Forest College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois.
Professor Erickson specializes in American political behavior, elections, quantitative methodology, and statistics.
Representative Publications
Bafumi, Joseph, Robert S. Erikson, and Christopher Wlezien. “Balancing, Generic Polls and Midterm Congressional Elections.” The Journal of Politics 72.03 (2010): 705-719.
Erikson, Robert S., and Lorraine C. Minnite. “Modeling Problems in the Voter Identification-Voter Turnout Debate.” Election Law Journal 8.2 (2009): 85-101.
Bruter, Michael, Robert S. Erikson, and Aaron B. Strauss. “Uncertain Candidates, Valence, and the Dynamics of Candidate Position-Taking.” Public Choice 144.1-2 (2010): 153-168.
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