David Epstein

David Epstein is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. He is an expert on U.S. politics, including presidential elections and the media; Congress and congressional-executive relations; and racial redistricting.  His fields of study also include game theory, statistics, and the politics of democratization.

Prof. Epstein is the author of Delegating Powers (Cambridge University Press), as well as over 20 articles in leading journals, including American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, and International Organization, with consulting engagements at the Pew Foundation, the State Failure Task Force, and the World Bank.