Ethan Kaplan

Ethan Kaplan is a professor of economics at the University of Maryland at College Park. He is an applied microeconomist focusing on political economy and labor economics. His prior research has estimated the impact of media bias on voting behavior, tested for insider trading on the basis of foreknowledge of U.S. military coups, estimated the impact of unemployment insurance on employment, and estimated the impact of outsourcing on wages, among other topics.

How Partisan Control Over Redistricting Has Shaped Political Power in Congress

In new research, Kenneth Coriale, Ethan Kaplan, and Daniel Kolliner show how the Republican Party has benefited more from redistricting and gerrymandering. Their research has important implications for political power and representation in today’s era of razor-thin Congressional majorities.

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