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How Anthony Downs’s Analysis Explains Rational Voters’ Preferences for Populism
In new research, Cyril Hédoin and Alexandre Chirat use the rational-choice theory of economist Anthony Downs to explain how populism rationally arises to challenge established institutions of liberal democracy.
Electoral College Reform: New Problems or Real Solutions?
Each electoral system creates specific incentives to (mis)allocate government resources. Would putting the National Popular Vote (NPV) in lieu of the Electoral College improve...
From Borrowing to Stockpiling: How The Virus Outbreak Changed American Household Consumption
The first academic study of American consumers' reaction to the pandemic finds that total spending rose by half between February 26 and March 11,...
Who Won the South Carolina Democratic Debate? The ProMarket Panel's Analysis
Is Bernie Sanders inevitable, and is Michael Bloomberg doomed? Which candidate would be best suited to avoid a recession in the US? A ProMarket...
