Jeffrey Jensen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4224164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Jensen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Jensen |
| SIGNATURE | JENSEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Public Administration University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Philanthropic Giving and Volunteering Among Religious Disaffiliates
Increasing numbers of religious disaffiliates in the United States is a notable demographic shift with deep implications for the money donated in the philanthropic sector. We seek to understand this change in more detail by analyzing philanthropic giving and volunteering patterns among religious disaffiliates using data from the General Social Survey. This article identifies that people who were religious at age 16 but leave later in life gave le…
Direct Democracy, Constitutional Reform, and Political Inequality in Post-Colonial America
The ratification of constitutional changes via referendum is an important mechanism for constraining the influence of elites, particularly when representative institutions are captured. While this electoral device is commonly employed cross-nationally, its use is far from universal. We investigate the uneven adoption of mandatory referendums by examining the divergence between Northern and Southern U.S. states in the post-independence period. We …
Economic Geography, Political Inequality, and Public Goods in the Original 13 U.S. States
A large and fruitful literature has focused on the impact of colonial legacies on long-term development. Yet the mechanisms through which these legacies get transmitted over time remain ambiguous. This article analyzes the choice and effects of legislative representation as one such mechanism, driven by elites interested in maximizing jointly economic prospects and political influence over time. We focus on malapportionment in the legislatures of…
Philanthropic Giving and Volunteering Among Religious Disaffiliates
Increasing numbers of religious disaffiliates in the United States is a notable demographic shift with deep implications for the money donated in the philanthropic sector. We seek to understand this change in more detail by analyzing philanthropic giving and volunteering patterns among religious disaffiliates using data from the General Social Survey. This article identifies that people who were religious at age 16 but leave later in life gave le…
Direct Democracy, Constitutional Reform, and Political Inequality in Post-Colonial America
The ratification of constitutional changes via referendum is an important mechanism for constraining the influence of elites, particularly when representative institutions are captured. While this electoral device is commonly employed cross-nationally, its use is far from universal. We investigate the uneven adoption of mandatory referendums by examining the divergence between Northern and Southern U.S. states in the post-independence period. We …
Economic Geography, Political Inequality, and Public Goods in the Original 13 U.S. States
A large and fruitful literature has focused on the impact of colonial legacies on long-term development. Yet the mechanisms through which these legacies get transmitted over time remain ambiguous. This article analyzes the choice and effects of legislative representation as one such mechanism, driven by elites interested in maximizing jointly economic prospects and political influence over time. We focus on malapportionment in the legislatures of…
Direct Democracy, Constitutional Reform, and Political Inequality in Post-Colonial America
The ratification of constitutional changes via referendum is an important mechanism for constraining the influence of elites, particularly when representative institutions are captured. While this electoral device is commonly employed cross-nationally, its use is far from universal. We investigate the uneven adoption of mandatory referendums by examining the divergence between Northern and Southern U.S. states in the post-independence period. We …
Philanthropic Giving and Volunteering Among Religious Disaffiliates
Increasing numbers of religious disaffiliates in the United States is a notable demographic shift with deep implications for the money donated in the philanthropic sector. We seek to understand this change in more detail by analyzing philanthropic giving and volunteering patterns among religious disaffiliates using data from the General Social Survey. This article identifies that people who were religious at age 16 but leave later in life gave le…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Apportionment (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Constitution (1 work)