elections
How the Democratic Party Lost Less-Educated Voters
In a new paper, Ilyana Kuziemko, Nicolas Longuet-Marx, and Suresh Naidu point to a shift in the Democratic Party’s economic policy, from predistribution to redistribution, as one of the reasons why it has lost less-educated voters.
Elections Hinder Companies’ Access to Credit
A large body of literature has produced uncertain conclusions about how elections affect firms’ access to credit. In a wide-ranging analysis of firm behavior...
What Citizens United Did Not Predict and Why It’s Time To Reconsider
Citizens United v. FEC stands in the public eye as the U.S. Supreme Court case that flooded U.S. elections with “dark money” and SuperPACs....
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...
What Saved American Democracy from Donald Trump?
Despite President Donald Trump's attempts to undermine it, the American democracy seems to have survived. We now need to analyze more closely the principles...
How Pfizer’s Vaccine Announcement Demonstrates the Political Power of Firms
By timing the disclosure of the results of its vaccine trial, Pfizer could have influenced the 2020 presidential election. This is worrisome regardless of...
The Pandemic Has Revealed America’s Impatience. But America Will Need Patience in the 2020 Election
The proliferation of mail-in voting is likely to make knowing who won the election take much longer than Americans are used to. Voters in...
How Political Conflict Shapes Macroeconomics: Alberto Alesina’s Intellectual Legacy
One of the most respected economists of his generation, Harvard professor Alberto Alesina suddenly died at 63. His friend and colleague Guido Tabellini recalls...
The Electoral Effect of the Virus: How the Coronavirus Is Impacting Democratic Primaries
Compared to 2016, turnout was 22 percent higher (on average) for states voting on Super Tuesday, before Covid-19 emergency measures in the United States....
Many Republicans Are Skeptical About Coronavirus. Research Suggests That Republican Politicians Could Change That
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is skeptical of climate change, supports teaching creationism in public schools, and opposes stem cell research. That's exactly why...
