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From Extreme to Mainstream: The Erosion of Social Norms
The American Economic Review, 2020Social norms, usually persistent, can change quickly when new public information arrives, such as a surprising election outcome. People may become more inclined to express views or take actions previously perceived as stigmatized and may judge others ...
Leonardo Bursztyn +9 more
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Social Science Research Network, 2023
Despite infrastructure's importance to the US economy, evidence on its cost trajectory over time is sparse. We document real spending per new mile over the history of the Interstate Highway System.
L. Brooks, Zachary D. Liscow
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Despite infrastructure's importance to the US economy, evidence on its cost trajectory over time is sparse. We document real spending per new mile over the history of the Interstate Highway System.
L. Brooks, Zachary D. Liscow
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Racial Residential Segregation in the United States
Journal of Economic LiteratureResidential segregation is a central factor in explaining socioeconomic gaps across race and ethnicity in the United States. Place of residence directly impacts access to schools, jobs, and health care.
Trevon D. Logan, John M. Parman
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Divine Policy: The Impact of Religion in Government
American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsCan policies shape personal values and beliefs? To examine, we exploit the staggered introduction of faith-based initiatives across US states. Our difference-in-differences analysis reveals that the initiatives strengthened religiosity and conservative ...
Jeanet Sinding Bentzen +2 more
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Political Social Learning: Short-Term Memory and Cycles of Polarization
The American Economic ReviewThis paper investigates the effect of voters’ short-term memory on political outcomes by considering politics as a collective learning process. We find that short-term memory may lead to cycles of polarization and consensus across parties’ platforms ...
Gilat Levy, R. Razin
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Fiscal Rules and the Selection of Politicians: Theory and Evidence from Italy
Social Science Research NetworkFiscal rules, or constraints on the policymaking discretion of elected officials, are widely used to regulate fiscal policies. Using data on Italian municipalities, we employ a difference-in-discontinuity design to provide evidence of the negative effect
Matteo Gamalerio, F. Trombetta
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Zero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of US Political Differences
The American Economic ReviewWe investigate the origins and implications of zero-sum thinking: the belief that gains for one individual or group tend to come at the cost of others. Using a new survey of 20,400 US residents, we measure zero-sum thinking, political preferences, policy
Sahil Chinoy +3 more
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We provide a guide to the burgeoning literature on the economics of social media. We first define social media platforms and highlight their unique features.
Guy Aridor +3 more
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We provide a guide to the burgeoning literature on the economics of social media. We first define social media platforms and highlight their unique features.
Guy Aridor +3 more
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A Model of Populism as a Conspiracy Theory
The American Economic ReviewWe model populism as the dissemination of a false “alternative reality,” according to which the intellectual elite conspires against the populist for purely ideological reasons.
Ádám Szeidl, F. Szucs
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Organized Voters: Elections and Public Funding of Nonprofits
The American Economic ReviewWhat makes politicians respond to civil society organizations' demands? I use new data on government transfers to French associations and exploit close elections to show that politicians grant more funds to ideologically close organizations when the ...
Camille Urvoy
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