Neil Malhotra

Professor, Political Economy

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NeilMalhotra

Professor of Political Economy

Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), School of Humanities and Sciences

Academic Area:

Political Economy

Additional Administrative Titles

Louise & Claude Rosenberg Jr. Co-Director, Center for Social Innovation

Academic Degrees

PhD in Political Science, Stanford University, 2008
MA in Political Science, Stanford University, 2005
BA in Economics, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Distinction in the Major, Yale University, 2002

Academic Appointments

At Stanford University since 2008

Professional Experience

Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation

Awards and Honors

Philip F. Maritz Faculty Scholar, Stanford GSB, 2013-2014
Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the Best Article in Legislative Studies Quarterly, American Political Science Association
Invited Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

Publications

Journal Articles

Expectation Setting and Retrospective Voting

Neil Malhotra, Yotam Margalit. Journal of Politics. October 2014, Vol. 76, Issue 4, Pages 1000–1016.

Explaining Explanations: How Legislators Explain Their Positions and How Citizens React

Christian R. Grose, Neil Malhotra, Robert Parks Van Houweling. American Journal of Political Science. September 2014, Vol. 00, Issue 0, Pages 1 – 20.

Childhood Socialization and Political Attitudes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Neil Malhotra. Journal of Politics. 2013.

Economic Explanations for Opposition to Immigration: Distinguishing Between Prevalence and Conditional Impact

Neil Malhotra. American Journal of Political Science. 2013.

Poverty and Support for Militant Politics: Evidence from Pakistan

Neil Malhotra. American Journal of Political Science. 2013.

Electoral Incentives and Partisan Conflict in Congress: Evidence from Survey Experiments

Neil Malhotra. American Journal of Political Science. 2011.

Irrelevant Events Affect Voters' Evaluations of Government Performance

Neil Malhotra. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2010.

Short-Term Communication Effects or Longstanding Dispositions? The Public's Response to the Financial Crisis of 2008

Neil Malhotra. Journal of Politics. 2010.

Myopic Voters and Natural Disaster Policy

Andrew Healy, Neil Malhotra. American Political Science Review. July 2009, Vol. 103, Issue 3, Pages 387-406.

Attributing Blame: The Public’s Response to Hurricane Katrina

Neil Malhotra, Alexander G. Kuo. The Journal of Politics. 2008, Vol. 70, Issue 1, Pages 120-135.

The Law of k/n: The Effect of Chamber Size on Government Spending in Bicameral Legislatures

Jowei Chen, Neil Malhotra. American Political Science Review. 2007, Vol. 101, Issue 4, Pages 657-676.

Working Papers

Dimensions of Political Homophily: Isolating Choice Homophily along Political Characteristics | PDF

Gregory Huber, Neil Malhotra, October 2013

Are Polls and Probabilities Self-Fulfilling Prophecies?

David Rothschild, Neil Malhotra, March 232013

Personal Emotions and Political Decision Making: Implications for Voter Competence | PDF

Neil Malhotra, Andrew Healy, Cecilia Mo2009

Can October Surprise? A Natural Experiment Assessing Late Campaign Effects | PDF

Neil Malhotra, Marc Meredith2008

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2015-16

GSBGEN 208: Ethics in Management

With leadership comes responsibility. This course explores the numerous ethical duties faced by managers and organizations. It combines analytical frameworks with the latest findings on human behavior to inform a wide range of ethical decisions...

POLECON 538: Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive innovation is challenging to bring to market because of the power of entrenched incumbents and their political advocates. This course will discuss market and non-market strategies for effectively deploying and scaling up disruptive...

2014-15

GSBGEN 208: Ethics in Management

POLECON 528: Measuring Opinion and Sentiment

Measuring the opinions and sentiments of consumers and employees are important responsibilities of several areas of managerial responsibility including marketing, strategy, business development, and sales. We focus on three main approaches...

POLECON 538: Disruptive Innovation

Stanford Case Studies

‘The Nut Behind the Wheel’ to ‘Moral Machines:’ A Brief History of Auto Safety | ETH4

Neil Malhotra, Ken Shotts, Sheila Melvin2014

Service to the Profession

Member

American Political Science Association, 2004-2009

In the Media

The World’s Best 40 Under 40 Business School Professors

Poets & Quants, April 16, 2015

Researchers: How Divided Is the U.S. Electorate?

Washington Post, March 12, 2014

Writing in the Washington Post, two political scientists explore how media coverage of political polarization shapes public opinion.

Does Having Sisters Make You Conservative?

Politico, December 22, 2013

Writing in Politico, Andrew Healy and Stanford GSB's Neil Malhotra say "gender of children can have powerful consequences for a family's political attitudes."