Citizens have long taken to the streets to demand change, expressing political views that
may otherwise be suppressed. Protests have produced change at local, national, and …

Canonical studies of the origins of state capacity have focused on macro-historical or
structural explanations. I review recent research in historical political economy that …

We provide an abstract model of the interaction between culture and political institutions.
The model is designed to study the political economy of elites and civil society on the …

We survey recent theoretical and empirical literature on political economics of non-
democracies. Nondemocratic regimes face multiple challenges to their rule, both internal …

The debate for green development has been ongoing in the energy and environment
literature—especially initiatives to mitigate climate change. On this note, we explore the …

Wars impose tremendous costs on societies and the question of how to end them is of
foremost importance. Several hundred books and scientific articles have been written on …

As the digital revolution accelerates and expands in the business world, governments must
transform the workforce experience to drive the economy and align it with the changes of the …

Comparative social science concepts such as “illiberalism” and “authoritarianism” are
increasingly common terms of art used in academic and policy debates, yet usage patterns …

How are patterns of military spending shaped by political leaders who have substantive
policy preferences and need the support of their constituents to remain in power? A formal …

This survey discusses recent developments in the growing literature on the economic history
of Russia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Using novel data and modern empirical …