NYAAPOR: American Association of Public Opinion Research

The 2008 Warren J. Mitofsky
Student Paper Competition

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The New York Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (NYAAPOR) has established an annual student paper award.

The award honors Warren J. Mitofsky, recognizing his extraordinary career in survey research and his contributions to the profession, its colleagues, and its students.

Students in the tri-state area (NY, NY and CT) each year are invited to submit papers in any field related to the study of public opinion, broadly defined, or to the theory and methods of survey research. Co-authored papers are eligible as long as all the authors are students (graduate or undergraduate) at the time the paper is submitted.

Winner of the
2008 Warren J. Mitofsky
Student Paper Competition
is Michael Miller

Winner:
Michael Miller
of Cornell University

for his paper:
Public Money, Candidate Time, and Electoral Outcomes in State Legislative Elections by Michael Miller (pdf)

Winner of the
2007 Warren J. Mitofsky
Student Paper Competition

Winner:
Jeff Tessin
of Princeton University

for his paper, "Cues Given, Cues Received: How Candidates Use Shortcuts When Voters Need Them Most"

view the complete paper

Honorable Mention:
Marco A. Morales
of New York University

for his paper, "Split-ticket Voting:
The Relative Uncertainty Hypothesis.
Evidence from the 2000 Mexican Election"

view the complete paper

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The 2008 Warren J. Mitofsky Student Paper Competition

The 2008 Warren J. Mitofsky
Student Paper Competition