Current position

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Fields of interest

Political Economics, Public Economics, Media Economics

Publications

Balles, Patrick, Ulrich Matter and Alois Stutzer (2024). Special Interest Groups versus Voters and the Political Economics of Attention. Mimeo, University of Basel. Forthcoming in the Economic Journal [ new version ]

Balles, Patrick, Ulrich Matter and Alois Stutzer (2023). Television Market Size and Political Accountability in the US House of Representatives. European Journal of Political Economy 80:102459.[ link ]

Balles, Patrick, Ulrich Matter and Alois Stutzer (2023). The Political Economics of Attention. In: Christian Björnskov and Richard Jong-A-Pin (eds). Encyclopedia of Public Choice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [ paper ]

Work in Progress

Misev, Marina A. and Patrick Balles (2024). News that Moves Markets: The Impact of Climate Change News on Green Asset Demand.

Balles, Patrick, Ulrich Matter and Alois Stutzer (2024). The Political Economics of Attention. Mimeo, University of Basel.

Balles, Patrick, Ulrich Matter and Alois Stutzer (2024).  Quid Pro Quo in Independent Campaign Support by Special Interest Groups? Evidence from Congressional Roll Call Voting.

Balles, Patrick, Ulrich Matter and Alois Stutzer (2024). Issue-Specific Voter Preferences: Measurement and Applications.

Balles, Patrick (2022). Political Advertising by Special Interest Groups and Voter Participation: The Effects of Less Restrictive Campaign Finance Rules Following Citizens United. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2022: Big Data in Economics, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg [ paper ]

Education

PhD in Economics, University of Basel