Political economy
Children of Workers Impacted by Automation Are More Likely To Experience Lower Income Mobility
A new empirical study examines whether advancements in automation and robotics have affected intergenerational income mobility. The authors find that parents’ exposure to new...
Repeat Voting: A Simple Way To Get More Representative Results
Democratic elections suffer from several shortcomings, including low voter turnout and the effects of inaccurate polling. Sergiu Hart suggests adopting a simple repeat voting...
Different Voting Methods Produce Different—and More Accurate—Results
There is a significant ongoing debate in the United States on the merits of plurality voting (how most American elections are conducted) and how...
Should We Regulate the Revolving Door of Regulators?
Is the revolving door of top regulators one of the reasons for a lack of good regulation? Based on her recent research, Elise Brezis...
The Challenges of Regulating Disinformation
In response to rising concerns about political disinformation, governments have introduced a slew of interventions. Federico Vaccari warns in new research that these interventions...
India’s Evolving Industrial Policy Is Critical for Realizing Its Development Vision
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
The Historical Cost of Populism
Most work on populism has investigated the reasons why voters choose populist leaders and governments. In new research, Moritz Schularick, Christoph Trebesch, and Manuel...
Industrial Policy Can’t Ignore Geography
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
Biden Embraces Buy America, Doubles Down on Trade Protection
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
The Case for Green Industrial Policy
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s back in...
