ABSTRACT A growing body of work suggests that education offers a wide-range of benefits
that extend beyond increases in labor market productivity. Improvements in education can …

We address two questions that are central to the literature on the emergence of democracy
and economic globalization. First, does democratization foster higher levels of trade and …

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 …

Populism at the country level is at an all-time high, with more than 25 percent of nations
currently governed by populists. How do economies perform under populist leaders? We …

We study the implications of the Great Recession for voting for antiestablishment parties, as
well as for general trust and political attitudes, using regional data across Europe. We find a …

A widely held belief is that autocratic governments have been more effective in reducing the
movement of people to curb the spread of COVID-19. Using daily information on lockdown …

A broad empirical literature uses event study research designs for treatment effect
estimation, a setting in which all units in the panel receive treatment but at random times. We …

Matching methods improve the validity of causal inference by reducing model dependence
and offering intuitive diagnostics. Although they have become a part of the standard tool kit …

We provide evidence that democracy has a positive effect on GDP per capita. Our dynamic
panel strategy controls for country fixed effects and the rich dynamics of GDP, which …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality.
We first explain the theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution …