% BibTeX file for published paper entries from the work of Connor T. Jerzak @article{jerzak2026attenuationbiaslatent, title={Attenuation Bias with Latent Predictors}, author={Jerzak, Connor T. and Jessee, Stephen A.}, journal={Political Analysis}, year={2026}, note={Forthcoming pending final replication}, url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22218}, keywords={latent variables, measurement error, attenuation bias, identification restrictions, method of composition} } @inproceedings{MurugaboopathyJerzakDaoud2026, author = {Murugaboopathy, Satiyabooshan and Jerzak, Connor T. and Daoud, Adel}, title = {{Platonic Representations for Poverty Mapping}: {Unified Vision-Language Codes or Agent-Induced Novelty?}}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Social Computing (ICSC 2026)}, series = {Communications in Computer and Information Science}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, year = {2026}, keywords = {poverty mapping, multimodal learning, vision-language models, large language models, AI agents, agent-induced novelty, Platonic representation hypothesis, satellite imagery, Earth observation, remote sensing, socioeconomic prediction, International Wealth Index, Demographic and Health Surveys, Africa, representation learning} } @inproceedings{jerzak2026minimax, author = {Jerzak, Connor T. and Chandra, Priyanshi and Hazra, Rishi}, title = {MiniMax Learning of Interpretable Factored Stochastic Policies from Conjoint Data, with Uncertainty Quantification}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.19043}, keywords = {Minimax learning, Stochastic policies, Conjoint analysis, Uncertainty quantification, Interpretable machine learning} } @inproceedings{balter2026multiplication, title = {{Multiplication in Multimodal LLMs: Computation with Text, Image, and Audio Inputs}}, author = {Balter, Samuel Gideon and Jerzak, Ethan and Jerzak, Connor Thomas}, booktitle = {Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2026}, year = {2026}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18203}, keywords = {Multimodal LLMs, Multiplication, Text inputs, Image inputs, Audio inputs} } @article{daoud2026chinese, title = {Chinese vs. World Bank Development Projects: Insights from Earth Observation and Computer Vision on Wealth Gains in Africa, 2002-2013}, author = {Daoud, Adel and Conlin, Cindy and Jerzak, Connor T.}, journal = {World Development}, volume = {202}, pages = {107328}, year = {2026}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107328}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107328}, keywords = {Development economics, Earth observation, Computer vision, Wealth gains, Africa} } @article{fastrerandomize, author = {Goldstein, Rebecca and Jerzak, Connor T. and Kamat, Aniket and Zhu, Fucheng Warren}, title = {{FastRerandomize}: Fast rerandomization using accelerated computing}, journal = {SoftwareX}, year = {2026}, volume = {33}, pages = {102508}, issn = {2352-7110}, doi = {10.1016/j.softx.2026.102508}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711026000026}, keywords = {Rerandomization, Experimental design, Randomization tests, Covariate balance, {GPU} acceleration} } @book{gerring2026electoral, author = {Gerring, John and Hicken, Alan and Jerzak, Connor T. and Moser, Robert and \"{O}ncel, Erzen}, title = {Electoral Rules and Descriptive Representation: A Comprehensive View Across Multiple Identities}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, note = {Under contract}, year = {2026}, url = {https://connorjerzak.com/inst/}, keywords = {Electoral rules, Descriptive representation, Identity politics, Comparative politics, Political institutions} } @article{Pettersson_Jerzak_Daoud_2026, title = {Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: ``One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven Poverty Analysis}, volume = {40}, url = {https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI/article/view/41258}, doi = {10.1609/aaai.v40i46.41258}, number = {46}, journal = {Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence}, author = {Pettersson, Markus B. and Jerzak, Connor T. and Daoud, Adel}, year = {2026}, month = {Mar.}, pages = {39106--39115}, keywords = {Machine learning debiasing, Causal inference, Satellite imagery, Poverty mapping, Ground truth data} } @inproceedings{de-pieuchon-etal-2025-benchmarking, author = {de Pieuchon, Nicolas Audinet and Daoud, Adel and Jerzak, Connor Thomas and Johansson, Moa and Johansson, Richard}, title = {Benchmarking Debiasing Methods for {LLM}-based Parameter Estimates}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2025 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing}, editor = {Christodoulopoulos, Christos and Chakraborty, Tanmoy and Rose, Carolyn and Peng, Violet}, publisher = {Association for Computational Linguistics}, year = {2025}, date = {2025-11}, pages = {19757--19772}, doi = {10.18653/v1/2025.emnlp-main.1000}, url = {https://aclanthology.org/2025.emnlp-main.1000/}, isbn = {979-8-89176-332-6}, keywords = {LLM debiasing, Parameter estimation, Benchmarking, Natural language processing, Computational social science} } @article{LibgoberJerzak2025, author = {Libgober, Brian and Jerzak, Connor T.}, title = {Linking datasets on organizations using half a billion open-collaborated records}, journal = {Political Science Research and Methods}, year = {2025}, volume = {13}, number = {4}, pages = {923--942}, doi = {10.1017/psrm.2024.55}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2024.55}, keywords = {Record linkage, Organizational datasets, Open-collaborated records, Entity resolution, Political science data} } @incollection{sakamoto2024scoping, author = {Sakamoto, Kazuki and Jerzak, Connor T. and Daoud, Adel}, title = {A Scoping Review of Earth Observation and Machine Learning for Causal Inference: Implications for the Geography of Poverty}, booktitle = {Geography of Poverty}, editor = {Hall, Ola and Wahab, Ibrahim}, year = {2025}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02584}, keywords = {Earth observation, Machine learning, Causal inference, Poverty geography, Scoping review} } @article{zhu2024encoding, author = {Zhu, Fucheng Warren and Jerzak, Connor T. and Daoud, Adel}, title = {Optimizing Multi-Scale Representations to Detect Effect Heterogeneity Using Earth Observation and Computer Vision: Applications to Two Anti-Poverty RCTs}, journal = {Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Causal Learning and Reasoning ({CLeaR}), Proceedings of Machine Learning Research ({PMLR})}, year = {2025}, volume = {275}, pages = {894--919}, url = {https://proceedings.mlr.press/v275/zhu25a.html}, keywords = {Effect heterogeneity, Earth observation, Computer vision, Multi-scale representations, Anti-poverty RCTs} } @article{gerring2024composition, author = {Gerring, John and Jerzak, Connor T. and \"{O}ncel, Erzen}, title = {The Composition of Descriptive Representation}, journal = {American Political Science Review}, year = {2024}, volume = {118}, number = {2}, pages = {784--801}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423000680}, keywords = {Descriptive representation, Political representation, Social identities, Legislative composition, Comparative politics} } @article{pieuchon2024can, author = {de Pieuchon, Nicolas Audinet and Daoud, Adel and Jerzak, Connor T. and Johansson, Moa and Johansson, Richard}, title = {Can Large Language Models (or Humans) Disentangle Text?}, journal = {Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on Natural Language Processing and Computational Social Science ({NLP+ CSS 2024})}, year = {2024}, pages = {57--67}, url = {https://aclanthology.org/2024.nlpcss-1.5/}, keywords = {Text disentanglement, Large language models, Human annotation, Natural language processing, Computational social science} } @article{jerzak2023image, author = {Jerzak, Connor T. and Johansson, Fredrik and Daoud, Adel}, title = {Image-based Treatment Effect Heterogeneity}, journal = {Proceedings of the Second Conference on Causal Learning and Reasoning ({CLeaR}), Proceedings of Machine Learning Research ({PMLR})}, year = {2023}, volume = {213}, pages = {531--552}, url = {https://proceedings.mlr.press/v213/jerzak23a.html}, keywords = {Treatment effect heterogeneity, Image-based inference, Computer vision, Causal learning, Earth observation} } @article{jerzak2023improved, author = {Jerzak, Connor T. and King, Gary and Strezhnev, Anton}, title = {An Improved Method of Automated Nonparametric Content Analysis for Social Science}, journal = {Political Analysis}, year = {2023}, volume = {31}, number = {1}, pages = {42--58}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/pan.2021.36}, keywords = {Content analysis, Nonparametric methods, Text analysis, Social science, Automated measurement} } @article{daoud2022conceptualizing, author = {Daoud, Adel and Jerzak, Connor T. and Johansson, Richard}, title = {Conceptualizing Treatment Leakage in Text-based Causal Inference}, journal = {Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics ({NAACL})}, year = {2022}, pages = {5638--5645}, publisher = {Association for Computational Linguistics}, doi = {10.18653/v1/2022.naacl-main.413}, url = {https://aclanthology.org/2022.naacl-main.413/}, keywords = {Treatment leakage, Text-based causal inference, Natural language processing, Causal identification, Measurement bias} } @inproceedings{jerzak2022football, author = {Jerzak, Connor T.}, title = {Football fandom in Egypt}, booktitle = {Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {Oxfordshire, UK}, year = {2022}, pages = {196--207}, url = {https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003032915-22}, keywords = {Football fandom, Egypt, Sports politics, Middle East, Public culture} } @patent{KingJerzakStrezhnev2022, author = {King, Gary and Jerzak, Connor T. and Strezhnev, Anton}, title = {Automated nonparametric content analysis for information management and retrieval}, holder = {U.S. Patent and Trademark Office}, number = {US11514233}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-11-29}, type = {Patent}, note = {Application number: 16415065.}, url = {https://patents.google.com/patent/US11514233B2/en}, keywords = {Content analysis, Information retrieval, Nonparametric methods, Automated classification, Patent} } @article{jerzak2020impact, author = {Jerzak, Connor T. and Libgober, Brian}, title = {The Impact of a Transportation Intervention on Electoral Politics: Evidence from {E-ZPass}}, journal = {Research in Transportation Economics}, year = {2020}, volume = {80}, pages = {1--14}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2019.100809}, keywords = {Transportation policy, Electoral politics, E-ZPass, Causal inference, Political behavior} } @article{jerzak2014eu, author = {Jerzak, Connor T.}, title = {The {EU}'s Democratic Deficit and Repeated Referendums in Ireland}, journal = {International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society}, year = {2014}, volume = {27}, number = {3}, pages = {367--388}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10767-014-9185-8}, keywords = {European Union, Democratic deficit, Referendums, Ireland, Political culture} } @article{jerzak2013ultras, author = {Jerzak, Connor T.}, title = {Ultras in Egypt: State, Revolution, and the Power of Public Space}, journal = {Interface}, year = {2013}, volume = {5}, number = {2}, pages = {240--262}, url = {https://connorjerzak.com/ultras-in-egypt-state-revolution-and-the-power-of-public-space/}, keywords = {Ultras, Egypt, Revolution, Public space, Social movements} }