Harry is a PhD candidate at the Government Department, Cornell University

I study political economy, bureaucracies, and electoral accountability, with ongoing research in Indonesia and Ethiopia. I use field and survey experiments, observational causal inference, and interviews.

I received degrees in history and in economics from the University of Oxford and University College London.

Email me at hjd45@cornell.edu.

Working Papers

Penalizing Personal Politicians: Experimental Evidence on Social Embeddedness and Voter Behaviour in Indonesia with Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Hui Yuan Neo, and Eitan Paul. Draft. PAP.

Selected Works in Progress

Demand for Building State Effectiveness with Yetsedaw Emagne Bekele, Daniel Rogger, and Giulio Schinaia

Inspiring Management Change in Public Service with Yetsedaw Emagne Bekele, Daniel Rogger, and Giulio Schinaia. PAP.

Campaign effects in Indonesia's 2024 Election with Burhanuddin Muhtadi and Jahen F. Rezki

When Women Win: Land Lotteries and Civic Participation in Georgia with Alexandra Cirone and Aaron Childree

Teaching

Instructor of Record

Writing Elections Around the World (First Year Seminar, Cornell University). Syllabus.

Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences (Graduate Summer School, Indonesian International Islamic University)

Graduate Student Instructor

Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Graduate, Cornell University)

Introduction to Comparative Politics (Lower Undergraduate, Cornell University)

Southeast Asian Politics (Upper Undergraduate, Cornell University)

America, Business and the International Political Economy (Upper Undergraduate, Cornell University)