Jonathan Colner (UCD PhD 2024) recently published some of his dissertation research in the AJPS. Proponents of ranked choice voting (RCV) have argued that it can increase candidate entry, quality, and diversity. Using a pre-registered difference-in-difference design that covers 273 American cities over 30 years, Colner finds that RCV has short-term effects on candidate entry but does not increase quality or increase the proportion of under-represented groups like women and minorities. Other policies may be needed to more fundamentally change the candidate pipeline. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajps.12908