Nolan Kopkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 653316 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nolan Kopkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nolan |
| FAMILY NAME | Kopkin |
| SIGNATURE | KOPKIN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9307-314X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gender Gaps in Policy Responsiveness
Gender gaps have been documented in numerous areas of American politics, but one area that has not yet been fully explored is responsiveness, the link between citizen preferences and public policies. Equal responsiveness to the preferences of citizens is a central aspect of democratic representation. This article extends work on income gaps in responsiveness to gender gaps. Specifically, it considers whether women’s preferences are less likely th…
Biases in elections with well‐informed voters: Evidence from public voting for football awards
Objectives How much does group membership influence voting behavior? This article adds to existing work by considering a novel context where voting is public and voters are well‐informed. Methods The article analyzes public votes in a prominent award for the best football player in the world. It uses ordered probit regressions to assess the extent to which votes by players, coaches, and journalists are related to national, regional, cultural, rac…
Color discrimination, occupational prestige, and skin color in Brazil
Existing literature pertaining to discrimination in Brazil often uses education and income as measures of class, but seldom includes occupational prestige. In this study, we examine whether those in different occupations acknowledge skin color discrimination differently. Based on existing literature, the expectation was that individuals in high status occupations would be more likely to acknowledge skin color discrimination. However, to the contr…
Where and When Police Use Deadly Force: A County-Level Longitudinal Analysis of Fatalities Involving Interaction with Law Enforcement
Evidence of Own‐Race Bias in Heisman Trophy Voting
Objective In this article, I test for evidence of own‐race bias in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Methods To study own‐race bias in Heisman Trophy voting, I use individual vote data from Heisman voters from 2002 to 2012 and an ordered probit model with controls for player and team performance that flexibly allows votes be affected by a player's race and racial match between player and voter. Results Estimates show nonblack voters are more likely …
Naming Black Studies: Results From a Faculty Opinion Survey
The ongoing debate about nomenclature has been part of the discourse in Black Studies since the late 1960s, yet there remains no consensus on an ideal name. The existing literature ties specific name choices to political, ideological, and paradigmatic approach; regional focus; and/or institutional and market pressure. In this study, we augment the literature with survey data on the opinions of Black Studies scholars. Our findings show “Africana S…
The conditional spatial correlations between racial prejudice and racial disparities in the market for home loans
Many studies have shown the existence of disparities in loan denial rates between blacks and whites that cannot be accounted for by observable applicant characteristics. Examining the link between racial gaps in home loan denial rates and prejudicial attitudes toward blacks measured by questions in the General Social Survey, this article shows not only that blacks are more likely to be denied conventional home mortgages but that denial rates amon…
Substantive Black Political Representation: Evidence from Matching Estimates in the United States House of Representatives
I seek to determine whether race is a factor in how black representatives vote in the United States House of Representatives; if so, this suggests electing more black representatives may improve the economic and political position of blacks if policy positions taken by black representatives on bills that fail to pass would provide tangible positive impacts to members of the black community if passed. Confounding the impact of legislator race, dis…
You're Fired: The Impact of Race on the Firing of Black Head Coaches in Major College Football
It is well known that the hiring rate of black head coaches in major college football is not representative of the number of student-athletes that are black. However, less obvious is the fact that black head coaches may be treated unfairly when decisionmakers decide whether to retain or fire their institution's current head coach. In this paper, I use a rich dataset of National Collegiate Athletic Associate football coaches from 1990 to 2012, con…
Gender Gaps in Policy Responsiveness
Gender gaps have been documented in numerous areas of American politics, but one area that has not yet been fully explored is responsiveness, the link between citizen preferences and public policies. Equal responsiveness to the preferences of citizens is a central aspect of democratic representation. This article extends work on income gaps in responsiveness to gender gaps. Specifically, it considers whether women’s preferences are less likely th…
Color discrimination, occupational prestige, and skin color in Brazil
Existing literature pertaining to discrimination in Brazil often uses education and income as measures of class, but seldom includes occupational prestige. In this study, we examine whether those in different occupations acknowledge skin color discrimination differently. Based on existing literature, the expectation was that individuals in high status occupations would be more likely to acknowledge skin color discrimination. However, to the contr…
Where and When Police Use Deadly Force: A County-Level Longitudinal Analysis of Fatalities Involving Interaction with Law Enforcement
Evidence of Own‐Race Bias in Heisman Trophy Voting
Objective In this article, I test for evidence of own‐race bias in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Methods To study own‐race bias in Heisman Trophy voting, I use individual vote data from Heisman voters from 2002 to 2012 and an ordered probit model with controls for player and team performance that flexibly allows votes be affected by a player's race and racial match between player and voter. Results Estimates show nonblack voters are more likely …
Biases in elections with well‐informed voters: Evidence from public voting for football awards
Objectives How much does group membership influence voting behavior? This article adds to existing work by considering a novel context where voting is public and voters are well‐informed. Methods The article analyzes public votes in a prominent award for the best football player in the world. It uses ordered probit regressions to assess the extent to which votes by players, coaches, and journalists are related to national, regional, cultural, rac…
The conditional spatial correlations between racial prejudice and racial disparities in the market for home loans
Many studies have shown the existence of disparities in loan denial rates between blacks and whites that cannot be accounted for by observable applicant characteristics. Examining the link between racial gaps in home loan denial rates and prejudicial attitudes toward blacks measured by questions in the General Social Survey, this article shows not only that blacks are more likely to be denied conventional home mortgages but that denial rates amon…
Substantive Black Political Representation: Evidence from Matching Estimates in the United States House of Representatives
I seek to determine whether race is a factor in how black representatives vote in the United States House of Representatives; if so, this suggests electing more black representatives may improve the economic and political position of blacks if policy positions taken by black representatives on bills that fail to pass would provide tangible positive impacts to members of the black community if passed. Confounding the impact of legislator race, dis…
You're Fired: The Impact of Race on the Firing of Black Head Coaches in Major College Football
It is well known that the hiring rate of black head coaches in major college football is not representative of the number of student-athletes that are black. However, less obvious is the fact that black head coaches may be treated unfairly when decisionmakers decide whether to retain or fire their institution's current head coach. In this paper, I use a rich dataset of National Collegiate Athletic Associate football coaches from 1990 to 2012, con…
Substantive Black Political Representation: Evidence from Matching Estimates in the United States House of Representatives
I seek to determine whether race is a factor in how black representatives vote in the United States House of Representatives; if so, this suggests electing more black representatives may improve the economic and political position of blacks if policy positions taken by black representatives on bills that fail to pass would provide tangible positive impacts to members of the black community if passed. Confounding the impact of legislator race, dis…
The conditional spatial correlations between racial prejudice and racial disparities in the market for home loans
Many studies have shown the existence of disparities in loan denial rates between blacks and whites that cannot be accounted for by observable applicant characteristics. Examining the link between racial gaps in home loan denial rates and prejudicial attitudes toward blacks measured by questions in the General Social Survey, this article shows not only that blacks are more likely to be denied conventional home mortgages but that denial rates amon…
Where and When Police Use Deadly Force: A County-Level Longitudinal Analysis of Fatalities Involving Interaction with Law Enforcement
Evidence of Own‐Race Bias in Heisman Trophy Voting
Objective In this article, I test for evidence of own‐race bias in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Methods To study own‐race bias in Heisman Trophy voting, I use individual vote data from Heisman voters from 2002 to 2012 and an ordered probit model with controls for player and team performance that flexibly allows votes be affected by a player's race and racial match between player and voter. Results Estimates show nonblack voters are more likely …
Naming Black Studies: Results From a Faculty Opinion Survey
The ongoing debate about nomenclature has been part of the discourse in Black Studies since the late 1960s, yet there remains no consensus on an ideal name. The existing literature ties specific name choices to political, ideological, and paradigmatic approach; regional focus; and/or institutional and market pressure. In this study, we augment the literature with survey data on the opinions of Black Studies scholars. Our findings show “Africana S…
Color discrimination, occupational prestige, and skin color in Brazil
Existing literature pertaining to discrimination in Brazil often uses education and income as measures of class, but seldom includes occupational prestige. In this study, we examine whether those in different occupations acknowledge skin color discrimination differently. Based on existing literature, the expectation was that individuals in high status occupations would be more likely to acknowledge skin color discrimination. However, to the contr…
Biases in elections with well‐informed voters: Evidence from public voting for football awards
Objectives How much does group membership influence voting behavior? This article adds to existing work by considering a novel context where voting is public and voters are well‐informed. Methods The article analyzes public votes in a prominent award for the best football player in the world. It uses ordered probit regressions to assess the extent to which votes by players, coaches, and journalists are related to national, regional, cultural, rac…
Gender Gaps in Policy Responsiveness
Gender gaps have been documented in numerous areas of American politics, but one area that has not yet been fully explored is responsiveness, the link between citizen preferences and public policies. Equal responsiveness to the preferences of citizens is a central aspect of democratic representation. This article extends work on income gaps in responsiveness to gender gaps. Specifically, it considers whether women’s preferences are less likely th…
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