Guy Grossman

Guy Grossman is an American political scientist and educator, currently a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His research is in applied political economy, with a focus on governance, forced displacement, and conflict processes. 

He is also the founder and co-director of the University of Pennsylvania's Development Research Initiative (PDRI).

Grossman attended Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, and earned his L.L.B., Law in 1999 (Magna cum laude) and M.A. in History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas in 2004 (Summa cum laude). He then went to Columbia University, New York, where he obtained his M.A. in Political Science in 2006 and Ph.D. in Political Science in 2011, with a dissertation titled "Essays on Leadership Selection and Public Goods Provision in Self-Help Organizations" (dissertation committee: Macartan Humphreys, Timothy M. Frye, Kimuli Kasara; dissertation examiners: David Laitin, David Stasavage).

After completing his education, Grossman was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, in 2011–2012. In July 2012, he joined the Political Science faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as an Assistant Professor. In 2018, he became Associate Professor, and in 2020, he was promoted to full professor. 

Before entering Columbia University, Grossman was a Senior Lecturer at Yoel Geva, Ltd. in Tel Aviv, Isreal (2000–2005), and a Lecturer at Tel Aviv University (Faculty of Law, 1998-1999).

His work has appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, and Journal of Politics, among others.

• In 2015, he contributed a chapter "Using Field Experiments to Study Political Institutions." (pp. 84–97) to Routledge Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions (edited by Jennifer Gandhi and Ruben Ruiz-Rufino.)
• In 2016, he contributed a chapter titled "Leadership Selection Rules and Decentralized Governance" (pp. 49–74) to Decentralized Governance and Accountability: Academic Research and the Future of Donor Programming (editors: Jonathan Rodden and Erik Wibbels.)
• In 2019, Grossman co-edited Information, Accountability, and Cumulative Learning: Lessons from Metaketa I with Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley; Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University, New York; Susan D. Hyde, University of California, Berkeley; Craig McIntosh, University of California, San Diego; and Gareth Nellis, University of California, San Diego.

Grossman is a member of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network; faculty Associate of Princeton University's Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC); faculty affiliate of Stanford University's Immigration Policy Lab (IPL); University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration (CSERI); and University of Pennsylvania's Identity & Conflict (PIC) Lab.

• Albertus, M & G. Grossman “Democratic Fragilities in the Americas” (conditional accept at Journal of Democracy) (2021)
• Grossman, G, D. Kronick, M. Levendusky & M. Meredith. “The Majoritarian Threat to Liberal Democracy.” Journal of Experimental Political Science (forthcoming). (2021)
• Eubank, N., G. Grossman., M. Platas & J. Rodden, “Viral Voting: Social Networks and Political Participation,” Quarterly Journal of Political Science (forthcoming). (2021)
• Grossman, G, S. Kim, J, Rexer and H. Thirumurthy. “Political partisanship influences behavioral responses to governors’ recommendations for COVID-19 prevention in the United States,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (39) 24144–24153. (2020)
• Grossman, G., M. Humphreys & G. Sacramone-Lutz. “Information Technology and Political Engagement: Mixed Evidence from Uganda,” Journal of Politics, 82(4): 1321–1336. (2020)
• Dipoppa, G. & G. Grossman, “The Effect of Election Proximity on Government Responsiveness and Citizens’ Participation: Evidence from English Local Elections,” Comparative Political Studies, 53(4): 2183–2212. (2020)
• Ferrali, R., G. Grossman, M. Platas & J. Rodden. “It Takes a Village: Peer Effects and Externalities in Technology Adoption,” American Journal of Political Science, 64(3):536–553. (2020)
• Dunning, Thad, et al. “Voter information campaigns and political ac-countability: Cumulative findings from a pre-registered meta-analysis of coordinated trials,” Science Advances, 5(7): eaaw2612. (2019)
• Getmansky, A, G. Grossman & A. Wright. “Border Walls and CrimeSpillovers,” Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 14(3): 329–347. (2019)
• Manekin, D., G. Grossman & T. Mitts. “Contested Ground: Disentangling Material and Symbolic Attachment to Territory,” Political Science Research & Methods, 7(4): 679–697. (2019)
• Gottlieb, J., G. Grossman, H. Larreguy, & B. Marx. “A Signaling Theory of Distributive Policy Choice: Evidence From Senegal,” Journal of Poli-tics, 81(2): 631–647. (2019)
• Grossman, G., M. Platas & J. Rodden. “Crowdsourcing Accountability: ICT for Service Delivery,” World Development, 112: 74–87. (2018)
• Grossman, G. & K. Michelitch. “Information Dissemination, Competitive Pressure, and Politician Performance between Elections.” American Political Science Review, 112(2): 280–301. (2018)
• Grossman, G., D. Manekin & Y. Margalit. “How Sanctions Affect Public Opinion in Target Countries: Experimental Evidence From Israel.” Comparative Political Studies, 51(14): 1823–1857 (lead article). (2018)
• Gottlieb, J., G. Grossman & A.L. Robinson. “Do Men and Women Have Different Policy Preferences in Africa? Determinants and Implications of Gender Gaps in Policy Prioritization.” British Journal of Political Science, 48(3): 611–638. (2018)
• Grossman, G., J.H. Pierskalla & E. Boswell Dean. “Government Fragmentation and Public Goods Provision” Journal of Politics, 79(3): 823–840. (2017)
• Grossman, G., K. Michelitch & M. Santamaria. “Texting Complaints to Politicians: Name Personalization and Politicians’ Encouragement in Citizen Mobilization.” Comparative Political Studies, 5010): 1325–1357. (2017)
• Croke, K., G. Grossman, H. Larreguy & J. Marshall. “Deliberate disengagement: How education decreases political participation in electoral authoritarian regimes” American Political Science Review, 110(3): 579–600. (2016)
• Grossman, G., O. Gazal, S. Pimentel & J. Weinstein. “Descriptive Representation and Judicial Outcomes in Multi-Ethnic Societies.” American Journal of Political Science, 60(1): 44–69. (2016)
• Grossman, G, D. Manekin & D. Miodownik. “The Political Legacies Of Combat: Attitudes Towards War And Peace Among Israeli Ex-Combatants.”International Organization, 69(4): 981–1009. (2015)
• Grossman, G. “Renewalist Christianity and the Political Saliency of LGBTs: Theory and Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.” Journal of Politics, 77(2): 337–351. (2015)
• Grossman, G. & W. Hanlon. “Do better monitoring institutions increase leadership quality in community organizations? Evidence from Uganda.”American Journal of Political Science, 58(3): 669–686 (2014)
• Grossman, G., M. Humphreys & G. Sacramone-Lutz. “‘I wld like u WMP to extend electricity 2 our village:’ On Information Technology and Interest Articulation” American Political Science Review, 108(3): 688–705. (2014)
• Grossman, G. & J. Lewis. “Administrative Unit Proliferation.” American Political Science Review, 108(1):196–207. (2014)
• Grossman, G. “Do Selection Rules Affect Leader Responsiveness? Evidence from Uganda.” Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 9(1):1–44 (lead article). (2014)
• Baldassarri, D. & G. Grossman. “The Effect of Group Attachment and Social Position on Prosocial Behavior: Evidence from Lab-in-the-Field Experiments.” PLoS ONE, 8(3): e58750. (2013)
• Grossman, G. & D. Baldassarri. “The Impact of Elections on Cooperation: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Uganda.” American Journal of Political Science, 56(4): 964–985. (2012)
• Baldassarri, D. & G. Grossman. “Centralized-sanctioning and legitimate authority promote cooperation in humans.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(27): 11023–11027. (2011)
• Grossman, G. & R. Kaplan. “Courage to Refuse.” Peace Review, 18(2):189–197. (2006)