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Cultural Economics

After Affirmative Action Ends, Minority- and Women-Owned Contractors Face an Uphill Battle

Benjamin Rosa
In new research, Benjamin Rosa finds that when states ban affirmative action, minority- and women-run businesses become smaller than other contractors and are less likely to enter the market, but are no more likely to close their businesses entirely. 
Money in Politics

Domestic Bond Investors Can be a Powerful Constraint on Far-Right Populists

Alison Johnston
The rise of the far right has been a defining feature of political systems in developed democracies over the past two decades. In recent research, Alison Johnston and Juliet Johnson demonstrate that domestic bond investors have become an important constraint on populist governments and their access to capital. 
Book Reviews

Did Liberals Break Liberal Democracy?

Matthew Lucky
Matt Lucky reviews Daron Acemoglu’s “What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity,” now out at Penguin Press.
Commentary

Abortion Bans May Have Changed How People Have Sex 

James Flynn
In new research, James Flynn, David Munro, and Caitlin Myers document how sexual behavior has changed in light of total abortion bans enacted after Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health. They find that abortion bans reduced sexual activity and increased contraceptive use, motivated by individuals having an increased awareness of state policy.
Democracy

American Slaveholders Lost Their Wealth but Kept Their Political Power

Luna Bellani
In new research, Luna Bellani, Anselm Hager, and Stephan Maurer examine how the abolition of slavery after the American Civil War affected the political influence of former slaveholders. Despite the blow to their economic standing, former slaveholders maintained their electoral success, and once in office, their influence actually grew.
Cultural Economics

School Smartphone Bans Show No Effect on Youth Mental Health

Henry Saffer
Following a decade of declining youth mental health, many states have attempted to limit children’s access to social media and the internet by banning smartphones in schools. In new research, Henry Saffer finds no evidence that in-school smartphone bans have any effect on the screentime or mental well-being of young Americans.
Cultural Economics

How Newspaper Competition Fueled Quebec’s 1837 Rebellion

Patrick Crawford
In new research, Patrick Crawford and Vincent Geloso find that areas in Lower Canada with more newspaper competition were more likely to rebel in Quebec’s 1837 Rebellion. Irrespective of political leaning, newspapers in more competitive markets helped citizens to share grievances and coordinate their actions.
Cultural Economics

America’s Most Effective Birth Control Wasn’t a Policy. It Was a Phone.

Ezekiel (Zeke) Hooper
In new research, Cailtin K. Myers and Ezekiel Hooper find that birth rates in the United States have declined as a result of the introduction of the iPhone. They theorize that the smartphone is crowding out the market for attention, offering a device to fill users’ time that replaces forming in-person relationships that typically create children. 
Cultural Economics

Faculty Campaign Contributions Reveal a Homogeneous Academic Marketplace of Ideas

David Primo
In new research for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, David M. Primo uses campaign contribution data to show that professors at leading universities are more politically active than the average American and skew heavily to the left politically, raising concerns about the diversity of perspectives on college campuses.    
Cultural Economics

How OxyContin and the Opioid Epidemic Reshaped American Communities

Carolina Arteaga
The OxyContin epidemic had large demographic effects on communities in the United States. In new research, Carolina Arteaga, Victoria Barone, and Stephen Claassen find that Purdue Pharma’s marketing strategy targeted specific areas, causing college-educated residents to flee and increasing fertility rates among the most affected populations.
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