Research

Publications

Kaur, Komal Preet, Kimberlee Chang, and Krister Andersson. 2023. ``Collective forest land rights facilitate cooperative behavior.’’ Conservation Letters: 00, e12950. [Link] [Replication Files] [In Media]

Kaur, Komal Preet, and Andrew Q. Philips. “A Moveable Benefit? Spillover Effects of Quotas on Women’s Numerical Representation.” (2022). [Link] [Replication Files]

• 2022 Robert H. Durr Award: Best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting
• 2022 Richard E. Matland Award: Best paper by an emerging scholar in representation, elections, or voting at the MPSA Annual Meeting
• 2022 Sophonisba Breckenridge Award: Best paper on the topic of women and politics at the MPSA Annual Meeting

Working papers

Whose Upward Mobility?: The Spillover Effects of Gender Quotas in Advancing Women’s Political Career [Under review]

How do voters evaluate quota beneficiaries for their career progression in politics? (with Andrew Philips) [Under review]

The challenges of governing complex forest systems: can polycentric governance approach help? [Under review]

Work in progress

Labor market risk and social insurance (with Andrew Q. Philips and Mallory E. Compton)

Paradox of inclusive institutions: evaluating the underlying drivers of voters’ discrimination towards quota beneficiaries

Examining question hour of Indian legislature (with Elizabeth Cupp)

The impact of women’s political representation on collective action” Nathan Cook and Hannah Paul Lynn

Lessons for local governance from Indore’s waste management initiatives

Unraveling biases in visual framing using image-as-data approach (with Andrew Philips)