Christopher Burnitt

I am a 4th year PhD student working in Political Economy. I am interested in topics such as polarisation, identity, and independence movements. I study these topics using both data and theory.

More information about my research and current projects can be found on my personal website.

I am on the 2026-27 Job Market.

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Research Interests

Political Economy

Working Papers

"Secession Clauses: Let them decide (to stay)"Link opens in a new window

Journal of Public Economics, Revised & Resubmitted [SSRN ArticleLink opens in a new window]

Publications

"Politics of Food: An Experiment on Trust in Expert Regulation and Economic Costs of Political Polarization"Link opens in a new window (with Jared Gars and Mateusz Stalinski)

Economic Journal, Forthcoming [Published Articled (open access)] [SSRN ArticleLink opens in a new window]

Work in Progress

"Failure to Launch: The impact of major party candidate dropout"