Depositors of ICPSR: David Blanding

ICPSR Data Depositor David Blanding, Faculty Director of the Master of Public Affairs Program at Brown University, has gone from skydiving to sharing and allowing the research community to dive into data from his economic study. Get to know David:

Where do you work and what is your position title?

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs / Associate Professor of the Practice of International and Public Affairs

What is the name of one (or more) datasets you've deposited with us?

2009 Federal Stimulus Package Certification Study

If your dataset were a character in a movie, who would it be and why?

Come back to me on this one!

What's the most surprising or unexpected thing you learned while collecting/analyzing these data?

Economic and political pressures can shape state policymaking in surprising ways.

If you had to explain this dataset to an 8th grader, how would you describe it?

Political and economic data from US states when the federal government passed a major economic development law in 2009.

What's one thing you wish more people understood about this dataset or the process of creating it?

The dataset captures variation on two dimensions: space and time.

What do you do when not at work?

Eat! I am a major foodie, and love exploring new restaurants and cuisines.

What have you read/viewed/listened to/etc. recently?

Abbott Elementary is a mainstay on my family watchlist!

What might surprise us about you?

I have been skydiving.

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Welcoming new Brown MPA students (2024)

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