Chalem Bolton

Chalem's primary research interests are the politics of inequality and welfare policy in American state governments, which have become politically empowered in the past several decades due to devolution and federal gridlock. He examines how inequality affects political behavior, factors influencing the passage of progressive tax policy, and both the determinants and outcomes of welfare policy. He uses longitudinal statistical methods and comparative approaches in his research. He also studies employment instability since the 1970s in the American labor market.