political science
How Trust in Institutions Impacts Monetary Policy
Social trust in democratic institutions affects the ability of those institutions to carry out policy. In new research, Rustam Jamilov shows how decreasing trust in the U.S. institutions has reduced the ability of the Federal Reserve to influence the economy in states that exhibit lower levels of trust.
How Societies and Families Perpetuate Gender Wealth Inequalities
In "The Gender of Capital: How Families Perpetuate Wealth Inequality," sociologists Céline Bessière and Sibylle Gollac show how ostensibly egalitarian property laws still...
What Has the World Learned from a Year of War in Ukraine?
One year later, what has the world learned about conflict from the war in Ukraine? In an interview with ProMarket's Walter Frick, Chris Blattman...
Climate Change Is Shifting Voter Behavior in Low-Income Countries
Farmers in low-income countries have multiple channels through which they respond to climate change. Some switch to growing more heat-resilient crops or crops that...
Political Economy, NBER Meetings, Gender Norms: How Alberto Alesina’s Research Changed Economics
Since the beginning of his career, Alberto Alesina has been a tireless proponent of the cross-contamination between economics and political science, psychology, and cultural...
