Leonardo Baccini, McGill University

Research

inflation voting behaviour political attitudes congressional elections presidential elections United States observational analysis survey experiment

Latest papers

The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 US presidential election.
Journal of population economics · 2021 · first author
Internet Effects in Times of Political Crisis: Online Newsgathering and Attitudes toward the European Union.
Public opinion quarterly · 2016 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Efficiency, Security, and Sustainability: How Geopolitical Tensions Shape Trade Policy in the Global South
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$94,650
Inflation Politics in the United States
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$71,241
The Political Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$74,990

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 US presidential election.

Baccini L, Brodeur A, Weymouth S

Journal of population economics2021First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00148-020-00820-3 PMID: 33469244

02

Internet Effects in Times of Political Crisis: Online Newsgathering and Attitudes toward the European Union.

Baccini L, Sudulich L, Wall M

Public opinion quarterly2016First author

DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfv055 PMID: 27274571

Efficiency, Security, and Sustainability: How Geopolitical Tensions Shape Trade Policy in the Global South

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Baccini, Leonardo

$94,650

Inflation Politics in the United States

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Baccini, Leonardo

Keywords: inflation; voting behaviour; political attitudes; congressional elections; presidential elections; United States; observational analysis; survey experiment

$71,241

The Political Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Baccini, Leonardo

Keywords: political behaviour; COVID-19; pandemic; low-skilled workers; services; routine jobs; France; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands

$74,990

Understanding De-industrialization: The Political Consequences of Mass Layoffs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Baccini, Leonardo

Keywords: (1) de-industralization; (2) job losses; (3) plant closures; (4) voting behaviour; (5) elections; (6) political attitudes; (7) manufacturing; (8) services; (9) quantitative methods; (10) survey experiment

$64,473

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: inflation Dear Professor Baccini, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 US presidential election." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Efficiency, Security, and Sustainability: How Geopolitical Tensions Shape Trade Policy in the Global South" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]