Philip Potter
Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2006-2008
Experience
Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2006-2008
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Browne Center for International Politics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 2008
"Does Costly Signaling Matter? Preliminary Evidence from a Field Experiment"
Discussion Paper
By Philip Potter, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2006-2008 and Julia Gray
This paper presents a preliminary experiment designed to determine whether costly signaling plays a role in political interactions. Drawing on the expansive signaling literature in international relations and elsewhere, we propose that the quality of solicitation materials matters because voters respond to costly signals from candidates as a shortcut for determining both a candidate’s investment in their own campaign and the degree of commitment from other voters to that candidate’s cause.
June 2007
"Does Experience Matter?"
Journal Article, Journal of Conflict Resolution, issue 3, volume 51
By Philip Potter, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2006-2008
"This article demonstrates that the probability of an international crisis involving the United States declines as a presidential administration gains time in office."
January 2007
"Leadership Experience and American Foreign Policy Crises"
Discussion Paper
By Philip Potter, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2006-2008
This paper demonstrates that the probability of an international crisis involving the United States declines significantly as a presidential administration gains experience in office.
