Small Donors, Big Democracy: New York City’s Matching Funds as a Model for the Nation and States. - This peer-reviewed article shows that New York City’s small donor matching funds has shifted the incentives for candidates, heightened participation, and increased diversity. [Abstract here] [Full article here]. 4/17/12: Public Matching Fund System Would Reverse the Importance of Small and Large Donors in New York State Elections
Previous CFI Reports: An Analysis of Six Midwestern States Based on the Elections of 2006-2010.
Reform in an Age of Networked Campaigns A joint report of the Campaign Finance Institute, Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute.
A 50 state Citizens' Policy Tool: Where the money comes from now, and how the user's policy choices in each state could enhance the role of small donors.
Herbert E. Alexander collection. A complete library of work by pioneering campaign finance scholar Herbert Alexander.
Analysis of Disclosure Reports: