Journal Articles

Hamel, Brian T., and Lanie Richards. 2025. "District Size and Proximity to the Pork Barrel in Congressional Elections." Legislative Studies Quarterly 50 (4): e70039

Hamel, Brian T. 2025. "Traceability and Mass Policy Feedback Effects." American Political Science Review 119 (2): 778-793

Hamel, Brian T. 2025. "Inequality in the Classroom: Electoral Incentives and the Distribution of Local Education Spending." Journal of Politics 87 (2): 527-543

Hamel, Brian T., and Nichole M. Bauer. 2024. "Gender, Issue Stereotypes, and the Electoral Returns to Distributive Politics in the United States."  Politics & Gender 20 (4): 858-878

Green, Donald P., Brian T. Hamel, and Michael G. Miller. 2024. "Macropartisanship Revisited." Perspectives on Politics 22 (3): 599-608

Hamel, Brian T., and Derek E. Holliday. 2024. "Unequal Responsiveness in City Service Delivery: Evidence from 42 Million 311 Calls." Quarterly Journal of Political Science 19 (3): 243-274

Hamel, Brian T., Jan Leighley, and Robert M. Stein. 2024. "Why Making Voting Easier Isn't Enough: Early Voting, Campaigns, and Voter Turnout." American Politics Research 52 (4): 343-354

Hamel, Brian T., and Moriah Harman. 2023. "Can Government Investment in Food Pantries Decrease Food Insecurity?" Food Policy 121: 102541 

Hamel, Brian T., and Bryan Wilcox-Archuleta. 2022. "Black Workers in White Places: Daytime Racial Diversity and White Public Opinion." Journal of Politics 84 (3): 1828-1833 

Asquer, Raffaele, Miriam A. Golden, and Brian T. Hamel. 2020. "Corruption, Party Leaders, and Candidate Selection: Evidence from Italy." Legislative Studies Quarterly 45 (2): 291-395

Atkeson, Lonna Rae, and Brian T. Hamel. 2020. "Fit for the Job: Candidate Qualifications and Vote Choice in Low Information Elections.'' Political Behavior 42 (1): 59-82 

Hamel, Brian T., and Antoine Yoshinaka. 2020. "Who Donates to Party Switchers?" American Politics Research 48 (2): 295-307 

Hamel, Brian T., and Michael G. Miller. 2019. "How Voters Punish and Donors Protect Legislators Embroiled in Scandal." Political Research Quarterly 72 (1): 117-131 

Henderson, John A., Brian T. Hamel, and Aaron M. Goldzimer. 2018. "Gerrymandering Incumbency: Does Nonpartisan Redistricting Increase Electoral Competition?" Journal of Politics 80 (3): 1011-1016

Panagopoulos, Costas, Jan E. Leighley, and Brian T. Hamel. 2017. "Are Voters Mobilized by a 'Friend-and-Neighbor' on the Ballot? Evidence from a Field Experiment." Political Behavior 39 (4): 865-882

Working Papers

"Beyond Relief: The Lasting Legacy of New Deal Spending on the Geography of Government" (with Michael E. Shepherd). Revised and Resubmitted, Journal of Politics

Projects in Progress

"Polity Size and Representation"

"Federal Grants and Local State Capacity"

"State Preemption Laws and Local Democracy" (with Tyler Simko)

"Public Opinion and LGBTQ+ Policy" (with Michael V. Elwell)

"Place Attachment and Electoral Accountability" (with Ryan Baxter-King and Moriah Harman)