On May 15, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the promotion for Charlotte Cavaillé to associate professor of public policy, with tenure, and associate professor of political science.
“Charlotte Cavaillé is a leading scholar of comparative political economics, who has made significant contributions to her field, as well as to the Ford School. She effectively combines theoretically rigorous frameworks with strong empirical analyses to produce exceptionally high quality work.” stated Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes. “She is also an esteemed and valued teacher and colleague known for her deep engagement and generous spirit.”
Cavaillé’s work centers on understanding the factors influencing popular support for redistribution policies amid rising inequality, fiscal stress, and immigration pressures. She developed a model to understand how redistributive preferences form in response to macro social and economic shifts. Her first book, Fair Enough? Support for Redistribution in the Age of Inequality (Cambridge University Press, 2023) has received multiple awards from the American Political Science Association. Her research contributions are published in top tier journals, including the Journal of Politics, the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Economic Literature.
Since she began teaching at the Ford School in 2021, Cavaillé has consistently earned a spot on the teaching honor roll. She has taught five different courses to undergraduate and masters students, including “Political Economy of Inequality and Redistribution”; “Values and Ethics: Immigration Politics and Policy”; and “Immigration and the Reshaping of European and American Politics”. She has also established herself as a valued mentor to numerous doctoral students.
Beyond her roles at the Ford School and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), Cavaillé is a member of the Center for Political Studies as well as the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics.
