Panel: Legislative Politics, the Media, and Policy
(The Impacts of Politics on the Policy Process)

Thursday, November 3, 2016: 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Oak Lawn (Washington Hilton)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Panel Chairs:  Stephane Lavertu, The Ohio State University
Discussants:  Vladimir Kogan, The Ohio State University

Legislative Politics, the Media, and Policy

Elite Education, Liberalism, and Effective Lawmaking in the U.S. Congress
Craig Volden, University of Virginia, Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University and Jonathan Wai, Duke University



Politics, Policy & Media Consolidation
Danilo Yanich, University of Delaware



Media Bias, Campaign Contibutions, and Policy
Alberto Ortega, Whitman College



Party Performance: Does the Political Party in Power Affect Policy Outcomes?
Adam Dynes, Brigham Young University and John B. Holbein, Duke University