Lucy Martin

Lucy Martin is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and an M.A. in Economics from Yale University. Her research focuses on political accountability, state development, and taxation, using experimental methods to explore how fiscal policies shape governance dynamics.

Her work has been published in top journals including the American Political Science Review and the American Journal of Political Science. Her 2023 book *Strategic Taxation* won the 2024 William H. Riker Book Award for Political Economy. Her research spans topics like indirect taxation's accountability effects, foreign aid impacts on governance, and electoral accountability mechanisms in Africa and the U.S.

• Key Awards: 2024 William H. Riker Book Award
• Research Themes: Taxation strategies, citizen-state interactions, fiscal transparency, and experimental political science

Dr. Martin's experimental work combines lab and field experiments with observational data, emphasizing how revenue sources influence political behavior. She teaches courses on comparative politics and political methodology at UNC-Chapel Hill.