Milan Singh
writer and pollster
I'm a fellow at The Argument, where I write about polling and politics. You can subscribe here. I'm also a senior at Yale studying economics, with a focus on applied econometrics and industrial organization. My thesis was on the impact of tariffs on U.S. manufacturing employment from 2018–2024.
I founded the Yale Youth Poll. You can check it out here. I've previously worked at Slow Boring, the Niskanen Center, Blueprint Research, and WelcomePAC.
I grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and I live in Washington, DC. You can reach me at milansingh03@gmail.com or on Twitter at @milansingh03.
Selected writing
On polling and elections:
- "The liberal case for voter ID," The Argument, March 24, 2026
- "Who are America's biggest antisemites?" The Argument, April 14, 2026
- "Is caring about democracy a luxury belief?" The Argument, February 26, 2026
- "Most young people aren't liberals," Slow Boring, June 5, 2024
- "The rise of the liberal Democrat," Slow Boring, August 5, 2023
- "Most Americans are moderates," Slow Boring, June 28, 2022
- "Independent state legislature theory, explained," Slow Boring, September 17, 2022
On economics and markets:
- "The anti-market delusion at the heart of the housing crisis," The Argument, April 23, 2026
- "Who's really ordering all that DoorDash?" The Argument, March 12, 2026
- "Larry Summers isn't worried about secular stagnation anymore," Slow Boring, April 18, 2024
- "How fracking reshaped the world," Slow Boring, July 7, 2023
- "Deadweight loss, explained," Slow Boring, November 14, 2022
- "The problem with flexible average inflation targeting," Slow Boring, March 22, 2022
- "The American Rescue Plan was too big," Slow Boring, April 14, 2022
- "I was wrong about the American Rescue Plan," Slow Boring, July 30, 2023
On higher education:
- "The impending crisis in higher education," Yale Daily News, February 9, 2026
- "Anti-intellectualism is bad for Yale and America," Yale Daily News, July 7, 2025
- "Free speech must protect views not worth hearing," Yale Daily News, April 25, 2025
- "The real value of an 'A'," Yale Daily News, December 5, 2023
On gambling:
- "Online sports betting hurts consumers," Slow Boring, August 10, 2024
- "The case against legalizing gambling," Slow Boring, March 19, 2022
Research
Extends Flaaen & Pierce (2024) using applied tariff rates on a panel through 2024. Import tariffs reduce manufacturing employment by approximately 274,000 jobs and raise producer prices; effects on industrial production are not significant.
Open PDF →A survey experiment with 4,100 registered voters testing whether basic information about the federal budget changes preferences for taxation, spending, and deficit reduction. Finds modest, heterogeneous effects concentrated on spending rather than tax preferences.
Open PDF →Analyzes the factors driving Polymarket odds in the 2025 New York City mayoral race. Early voting turnout data dominated polling and fundraising as a predictor of market movements.
Open PDF →Examines how large language models lower the cost and scale of unemployment insurance fraud, and what policy responses can address the emerging risk.
Read →Contact
You can reach me at milansingh03@gmail.com or on Twitter at @milansingh03.