Cody A Drolc
Biographic Data
| ID | 4384965 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cody A Drolc |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cody A |
| FAMILY NAME | Drolc |
| SIGNATURE | DROLC C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina; University of Missouri |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0654-1882 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ulterior Oversight: Minority Party Investigations and the Politics of Exclusion
The minority party in Congress faces structural barriers to influencing policy and controlling the oversight agenda. Yet even when excluded, it can use investigations and formal reports to challenge majority narratives and sustain political visibility. Building on foundational theories of legislative behavior, oversight, and recent work on minority party strategy, we examine when and how the minority uses formal oversight reports and differentiat…
In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us
Worth the effort? Compliance costs, heuristics, and perceived program accessibility
Administrative burdens can deter individuals from engaging with government programs before they ever encounter formal application requirements. Drawing on the administrative burden framework and theories of heuristic decision-making, this study examines how prospective applicants form early judgments about program accessibility when presented with varying levels of compliance costs. Using three survey experiments centered on a fictional grocery b…
The particular and diffuse effects of negative interactions on participation: Evidence from responses to police killings
The relationship between the public and local government is crucial for the success of government in carrying out its duties. Despite this, the public is not always willing to engage with government. Previous research tells us that negative personal bureaucratic interactions can politically demobilize. However, little is known about whether feedback effects on participation are particular to offending government agencies or similarly felt by othe…
Under Pressure: Centralizing Regulation in Response to Presidential Priorities
The modern presidency is one of administration, where presidents seek to further their own agendas by directing administrative behavior throughout the executive branch. Yet little research explores how executive agencies organize their policy processes in response to publicly articulated presidential priorities. Using two novel datasets that allow us to examine the regulatory priorities of presidents and how executive agencies organize their rule…
Taking Time (and Space) Seriously: How Scholars Falsely Infer Policy Diffusion from Model Misspecification
Scholars have long been interested in how policies and ideas spread from one observation to another. Yet, the spatial and temporal dynamics of policy diffusion present unique challenges that empirical researchers often neglect. Scholars often use temporally lagged spatial lags (TLSL)—such as the number (or percentage) of prior adopters in a neighborhood—to test various mechanisms of delayed policy diffusion but are largely unaware of two under ap…
The Importance of Oversight and Agency Capacity in Enhancing Performance in Public Service Delivery
Government agencies often encounter problems in service delivery when implementing public programs. This undermines effectiveness and raise questions about accountability. A central component of responsiveness and performance management is that agencies correct course when problems are identified. However, public agencies have an uneven record in responding to problems. In this article, we investigate whether, and to what extent, capacity both wi…
The Importance of Oversight and Agency Capacity in Enhancing Performance in Public Service Delivery
Government agencies often encounter problems in service delivery when implementing public programs. This undermines effectiveness and raise questions about accountability. A central component of responsiveness and performance management is that agencies correct course when problems are identified. However, public agencies have an uneven record in responding to problems. In this article, we investigate whether, and to what extent, capacity both wi…
Taking Time (and Space) Seriously: How Scholars Falsely Infer Policy Diffusion from Model Misspecification
Scholars have long been interested in how policies and ideas spread from one observation to another. Yet, the spatial and temporal dynamics of policy diffusion present unique challenges that empirical researchers often neglect. Scholars often use temporally lagged spatial lags (TLSL)—such as the number (or percentage) of prior adopters in a neighborhood—to test various mechanisms of delayed policy diffusion but are largely unaware of two under ap…
The particular and diffuse effects of negative interactions on participation: Evidence from responses to police killings
The relationship between the public and local government is crucial for the success of government in carrying out its duties. Despite this, the public is not always willing to engage with government. Previous research tells us that negative personal bureaucratic interactions can politically demobilize. However, little is known about whether feedback effects on participation are particular to offending government agencies or similarly felt by othe…
Under Pressure: Centralizing Regulation in Response to Presidential Priorities
The modern presidency is one of administration, where presidents seek to further their own agendas by directing administrative behavior throughout the executive branch. Yet little research explores how executive agencies organize their policy processes in response to publicly articulated presidential priorities. Using two novel datasets that allow us to examine the regulatory priorities of presidents and how executive agencies organize their rule…
Under Pressure: Centralizing Regulation in Response to Presidential Priorities
The modern presidency is one of administration, where presidents seek to further their own agendas by directing administrative behavior throughout the executive branch. Yet little research explores how executive agencies organize their policy processes in response to publicly articulated presidential priorities. Using two novel datasets that allow us to examine the regulatory priorities of presidents and how executive agencies organize their rule…
Taking Time (and Space) Seriously: How Scholars Falsely Infer Policy Diffusion from Model Misspecification
Scholars have long been interested in how policies and ideas spread from one observation to another. Yet, the spatial and temporal dynamics of policy diffusion present unique challenges that empirical researchers often neglect. Scholars often use temporally lagged spatial lags (TLSL)—such as the number (or percentage) of prior adopters in a neighborhood—to test various mechanisms of delayed policy diffusion but are largely unaware of two under ap…
The Importance of Oversight and Agency Capacity in Enhancing Performance in Public Service Delivery
Government agencies often encounter problems in service delivery when implementing public programs. This undermines effectiveness and raise questions about accountability. A central component of responsiveness and performance management is that agencies correct course when problems are identified. However, public agencies have an uneven record in responding to problems. In this article, we investigate whether, and to what extent, capacity both wi…
The particular and diffuse effects of negative interactions on participation: Evidence from responses to police killings
The relationship between the public and local government is crucial for the success of government in carrying out its duties. Despite this, the public is not always willing to engage with government. Previous research tells us that negative personal bureaucratic interactions can politically demobilize. However, little is known about whether feedback effects on participation are particular to offending government agencies or similarly felt by othe…
Ulterior Oversight: Minority Party Investigations and the Politics of Exclusion
The minority party in Congress faces structural barriers to influencing policy and controlling the oversight agenda. Yet even when excluded, it can use investigations and formal reports to challenge majority narratives and sustain political visibility. Building on foundational theories of legislative behavior, oversight, and recent work on minority party strategy, we examine when and how the minority uses formal oversight reports and differentiat…
In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us
Worth the effort? Compliance costs, heuristics, and perceived program accessibility
Administrative burdens can deter individuals from engaging with government programs before they ever encounter formal application requirements. Drawing on the administrative burden framework and theories of heuristic decision-making, this study examines how prospective applicants form early judgments about program accessibility when presented with varying levels of compliance costs. Using three survey experiments centered on a fictional grocery b…
Political science (3 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Policy Transfer and Learning (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)