Felix Hartmann

My core research agenda examines why public goods such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure are under-provided, focusing on the interactions between voters, politicians, and firms. A significant part of my work investigates when voters reward public service provision and how these dynamics shape governance outcomes. I am particularly interested in how connections between politicians and firms influence the allocation and quality of public services.

More broadly, my research aims to understand how to design governance institutions to enhance public welfare. I actively explore topics such as improving democratic institutions, building trust in government during crises, the influence of special interests, and the selection of candidates for political office.

Publications

F. Hartmann, Do Voters Prefer Relief Over Prevention? Evidence from Preferences for Disaster Policies. Journal of Politics accepted [Replication Data] [Online Appendix] [Pre-Analysis Plan]
F. Hartmann, M. Humphreys, F. Geißler, H. Klüver, J. Giesecke. (2023). Trading Liberties: Estimating COVID-19 Policy Preferences from Conjoint Data. Political Analysis, 0, 1–9 [Replication Data] [Preprint] [Pre-Analysis Plan] [R-package] [R-code example]
F. Geissler , F. Hartmann, M. Humphreys, H. Klüver, J. Giesecke. (2022). Public support for global vaccine sharing in the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Germany. PLoS ONE, 17 (12). [Replication Data] [Pre-Analysis Plan] Media: Tagesspiegel
H. Klüver, F. Hartmann, M. Humphreys, F. Geißler, J. Giesecke. (2021). Incentives Can Spur Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118 (36). [Replication Data] [Preprint] [Pre-Analysis Plan] Media: Spiegel, Sunday Times, Deutschlandfunk, RBB
G Xezonakis, F. Hartmann. (2020). Economic Downturns and the Greek Referendum of 2015: Evidence using Night-Time Light Data. European Union Politics, 21 (3): 361-382. [Replication Data] [Online Appendix]

Working papers

F. Hartmann, The Politics of Implementation: How Public Goods Policies Influence Incumbent Voting. Working Paper
T. Wappenhans, B. Clemm von Hohenberg, F. Hartmann, and H. Klüver The Impact of Citizens’ Assemblies on Democratic Resilience: Evidence from a Field Experiment. [Preprint] [Pre-Analysis Plan]
V. Haas, T. Wappenhans, F. Geissler, F. Hartmann, D. Bischof, J. Giesecke, M. Humphreys, H. Klüver, L. Stoetzer Beyond Persuasion: Protest’s Direct Behavioral Impact on Bystanders. [Preprint] [Pre-Analysis Plan]
Compromise under Pressure: Electoral Competition, Divided Government and Public Goods Provision. Working Paper
F. Hartmann. (2022). Exploring Effect Heterogeneity in Meta-Analyses using Bayesian Rule Sets. Working Paper

Ongoing work

Balancing Incentives: How Political Connections Shape Corruption in Public Procurement with N. Ravanilla
Tycoon Candidates: Why Do Voters Elect Wealthy Businesspeople for Political Office? with M. Justesen, B. Egerod, K. Pedersen
How to Combat Populism? with H. Klüver, P. Schleiter, L. Stötzer, J. Giesecke, F Geißler,
Political Disclosure and Electoral Selection. with H. Klüver, J. Stuckatz, K. Schnapp
Who Becomes a Lobbyist? with J. Stuckatz, H. Klüver, K. Schnapp
The Electoral Effects of Public Service Provision. A Meta-Analysis. with W. Sandholtz

Teaching

Causal Inference and Machine Learning (HU, Fall 2021).

Applied Causal Inference with R (HU, Fall 2020, Spring 2021).

Electoral Accountability (HU, Spring 2021).

Research Design and Quantitative Methods (GU, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2017, 2018, 2019).

Datasets

The Local Governance Performance Index (LGPI) Malawi Truncated Dataset. (with Ellen Lust, Adam Harris, Kristen Kao, Pierre F. Landry, Boniface Dulani, Atusaye Zgambo, Asiyati Chiweza, Happy Kayuni, Ragnhild L. Muriaas, Lise Rakner, Vibeke Wang, Lindsay Benstead, and Sebastian Nickel) Program on Governance and Local Development 2017.

The QoG Expert Survey Dataset II. (with Carl Dahlström, Jan Teorell, Stefan Dahlberg, Annika Lindberg, and Marina Nistotskaya) The Quality of Government Institute 2015.