Dr. Elisa Wirsching

Biography

Elisa Wirsching is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics, where she specializes in bureaucratic politics, local government, interest groups, and policing. Her research focuses on American political institutions and examines how bureaucratic selection and incentives impact public policy accountability. Additionally, she investigates the strategic interactions among politicians, bureaucrats, and voters, and their effects on public service provision and regulatory policy. Elisa employs a range of research designs and data sources, including causal inference methods, observational data, text analysis, administrative records, spatial data, and game theory in her inquiry into bureaucratic incentives and public service delivery. Her current projects examine the dynamics of local government institutions and the influence of interest groups and lobbying on policing behavior. Through her work, she aims to contribute to the understanding of government representativeness and accountability in public administration.

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