Political identity and partisanship are salient features of today's society. Using deeds records
and voter rolls, we show that current residents are more likely to sell their homes when …

Does partisanship influence the way investors price financial assets? Using voter
registration data of bankers originating large corporate loans, we show that bankers whose …

Republicans start more firms than Democrats. In a sample of 40 million party-identified
Americans between 2005 and 2017, we find that 6% of Republicans and 4% of Democrats …

This study examines the relationship between political attitudes, affective polarization, and
fertility preferences among married couples in Hong Kong. Using dyadic data from a …

We document political sentiment effects on US inventors. Democratic inventors are more
likely to patent (relative to Republicans) after the 2008 election of Obama but less likely after …

Debates around abortion typically invoke religion and politics but there is no causal
evidence of the impact of politician religion on abortion. Leveraging quasi-random variation …

US fertility declined as expected during the Great Recession, but then continued to fall
throughout the recovery period. This drop was more acute among young women and …

The decline in fertility is a pressing issue for most advanced economies. Previous studies on
fertility have not paid enough attention to politics. This study investigates the role of political …

I study the behavior of economic expectations under political polarization. Using microdata
spanning 27 countries over three decades, I follow a difference-in-differences design …

Political partisanship significantly shapes firm executives' economic outlook. We find that
firms, whose managers share political alignment with the US president, achieve superior …