Faculty

David Primo

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Business Environment and Public Policy

Economics and Management

General Business

Bio

David Primo is an expert in American politics, campaign finance law, corporate political strategy, corporate social responsibility, and fiscal policy. He teaches courses in American politics, corporate political strategy, and innovation and global business. Primo is the author or co-author of four books, including the forthcoming "Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters" and the award-winning "Rules and Restraint: Government Spending and the Design of Institutions". Primo has published his research in leading journals such as the American Journal of Political Science and Strategic Management Journal, and his work has been supported by several organizations including the National Science Foundation.

Courses

Strategy Beyond Markets

Research Interests

Primo is currently studying the effect of political ideology on the management of firms, developing a theoretical model for better understanding the relationship between election outcomes and stock prices, and exploring the dynamic nature of corporate social responsibility in recent decades. These projects stem from his interest in multidisciplinary research at the intersection of political science, economics, and management.

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate: Business and Politics; Politics and Markets: Innovation and the Global Business Environment; MBA: Strategy Beyond Markets; PhD: Corporate Political Strategy

Publications

Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters

2020

Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Risky Business: Do Disclosure and Shareholder Approval of Corporate Political Contributions Affect Firm Performance?

2019

Business and Politics

Issue

2

Volume

21

Policy Dynamics and Electoral Uncertainty in the Appointments Process

2017

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Issue

1

Volume

29

Using Item Response Theory to Improve Measurement in Strategic Management Research: An Application to Corporate Social Responsibility.

2016

Strategic Management Journal

Issue

1

Volume

37

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Faculty

David Primo