My Research


I investigate how people form opinions about health policy, social spending, and taxation. I also examine the effects of social policies on health outcomes across lines of race, geography, and socioeconomic status. Recently, I partnered with A Healthier Democracy to study mobilization and civic engagement in health care settings affecting marginalized communities (under review). I am also currently working with JPAL North America to craft an RCT intervention that will assist low-income citizens in navigating new SNAP and Medicaid work requirements. Below is a selection of my published research and current projects.


— Peer-Reviewed Publications —





— Manuscripts Under Review —

  • What Mobilizes the Mobilizers? How Text and Email Messages Shape GOTV Efforts
    Carter, B., Caton, C., Kernell, G., Martin, A., McCabe, K., McCann, J., and Singh, R.
  • From Bipartisan to Partisan: How Elite Cues Override Aesthetic Intuition in Federal Architecture Preferences
    Del Ponte, A., Carter, B.
  • Taxation Without Access: Deservingness Misperceptions and Support for Immigrant Health Insurance
    Sawyer, M., Carter, B.



— Working Papers —

  • Experimental Tests of the Merit Theory of Redistribution
    Carter, B. and DeScioli, P.
  • Partisanship and Voting on Taxes: Is It More Intuitive to Tax Only the Rich?
    Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., and DeScioli, P.