There is compelling evidence that globalization shocks, often working through culture and
identity, have played an important role in driving up support for populist movements …

We synthesize the literature on the recent rise of populism. First, we discuss definitions and
present descriptive evidence on the recent increase in support for populists. Second, we …

We study the effect of expanding trade on societal coalitions through its impact on
development. We combine a majoritarian political model with a spatial model of trade to …

Economic analysis is essential to the understanding of the rise and fall of populism. The
conceptual and analytical framework of economics to the study of populism is still in its …

Emotional media content can be used to drive social behavior. For instance, Ang (2020) has
shown that the screenings of the 1915 movie The Birth of a Nation spurred lynching and …

This paper uses a data rich environment to produce direct econometric estimates of
macroeconomic and financial uncertainty for 11 advanced nations. These indices exhibit …

There is compelling evidence that globalization shocks, often working through culture and
identity, have played an important role in driving up support for populist movements …

We study the impact of debtor distress on support for a populist far‐right political party during
a financial crisis. Our empirical approach exploits variation in exposure to foreign currency …

We study the impact of debtor distress on support for a populist far-right political party during
a financial crisis. Our empirical approach exploits variation in exposure to foreign currency …

Is American populism a persistent political phenomena? Using a new dataset linking county
vote shares in the 1890s with recent periods, we show that populist movements in the United …