Does politics affect the uptake of social policies?
We study whether political preferences affect the uptake of social programs, and find that supporters of the party or the…
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The Political Price Authoritarians Pay for Misdeeds
Democracies are littered with imprints from their authoritarian pasts. Authoritarian-era successor parties and politicians often remain on the scene and…
Strategically Ambiguous Identities
Electoral incentives shape candidates’ decisions to cultivate certain group identities. Dan Posner, for example, famously showed how Zambian candidates respond…
George Floyd’s Murder Decreased Support for Local Police Budgets
The phrase “defund the police” entered the public imagination in summer 2020, as the nation became engulfed in social unrest…
Dominant Personality and Politically Inexperienced Presidents Challenge Term Limits
Presidents from all around the world are reforming the constitutions of their countries to extend their terms in office. This…
Sending refugees to rural areas might not be such a bad idea after all
Noormuhammad Noori, a resident of the Kyyjärvi asylum seeker reception centre, stands with social services director Päivi Peltokangas and the…
Index Investing is Weakening Market Discipline in Developing World Bond Markets
The rise of index investment in sovereign bond markets has shifted decision making from investors to index providers and weakened…
The Surprising Stability of Asian Americans´ and Latinos´ Partisan Identities in the Early Trump Era
The above illustration is a work by Hanifa Abdul Hameed,created for a Vox article. America’s changing racial demographics raise new…
Where Do We Put Unwanted Things When Everyone Has a Seat at the Table?
How do local electoral rules shape the provision of collective goods, specifically things society needs but few people want nearby?…
Which Feelings Make Us Vote? It’s Not What You Think
Feelings play a crucial role in motivating people to act, and this includes political action. Emotions like anger and enthusiasm…