BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:The Economics Seminar Series presents Christian Cox on Friday\, Sept. 25\, from 3 to 4:15 p.m.\n\nCox is a doctoral candidate in the Depar tment of Economics at Michigan State University.\n\nFor more information ab out the Economics Seminars\, contact Dr. Roberto Duncan.\n\nAbstract: The U nited States Supreme Court 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elec tion Commission shook the legal framework for campaign finance. A new polit ical action committee emerged from this case\, known as the Super PAC\, wit h a relatively unfettered ability to raise and spend money in elections. Ho w were campaign spending and electoral outcomes affected? I characterize th e influence of Super PACs on U.S. Congressional general and primary electio ns by estimating an election contest model. I exploit variation in donor fi nances\, background information on candidates\, and the dynamic model struc ture to deal with candidate and committee unobservables. Results indicate t hat Super PACs do not have significant influence on voting outcomes\, but t hey did substantially increase election spending between 2010-2016. They al so have modest effects on candidate platforms\, with differential effects b y party and incumbency status. DTEND:20200925T201500Z DTSTAMP:20241123T070229Z DTSTART:20200925T190000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Economics Seminar | Campaign Finance in the Age of Super PACs\, Sep t. 25 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_34536730757306 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/economics_seminar_christian_cox_sept_25 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR