Research
The Economic Origins of the Territorial State (2016) International Organization
Working Papers
Endogenous Parliaments: Urban Agglomeration, Technological Accumulation, and the Deep Roots of Executive Constraints in Europe w/ Carles Boix (R&R at International Organization)
Appendix (Under Review)
The Evolution of National Constitutions w/ Michael Barber
Appendix (Under Review)
The Resource Curse in the Long-Run: Evidence From European Coal Mining Regions in the 19th Century w/ Elena Esposito (Under Review)
Coal, Early Industrialization, and the Persistence of Left-Wing Partisianship w/ Elena Esposito
Appendix (Under Review)
Learning About Growth and Democracy (w/ Sergio Montero)
The Emergence of Political Order w/ Emiel Awad
Scaling the Founding: Identifying Latent Dimensions in the American Colonial Constitutions w/ Michael Barber and Jeremey Pope.
Systemic Uncertainty and the Emergence of Border Disputes w/ David Carter
Parliaments, War, & Commerce w/ Carles Boix
Book Project: Production, Predation, and the Origins of the Territorial State
Awards
Ernst Haas Best Dissertation Award from the APSA European Politics and Society Section - 2015
The Society for Political Methodology Best Poster Award - 2013
Scott F Abramson
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Rochester. I was previously a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. I received my PhD from the Department of Politics at Princeton University in 2015. You can contact me at sabramso@ur.rochester.edu