Why does globalization fuel populism? Economics, culture, and the rise of right-wing populism

D Rodrik - Annual review of economics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
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 …

The political economy of populism

S Guriev, E Papaioannou - Journal of Economic Literature, 2022 - aeaweb.org
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 …

Economic insecurity and the causes of populism, reconsidered

Y Margalit - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019 - aeaweb.org
Growing conventional wisdom holds that a chief driver of the populist vote is economic
insecurity. I contend that this view overstates the role of economic insecurity as an …

Mediation analysis

M Huber - Handbook of labor, human resources and population …, 2020 - Springer
Mediation analysis aims at evaluating the causal mechanisms through which a treatment or
intervention affects an outcome of interest. The goal is to disentangle the total treatment …

Importing political polarization? The electoral consequences of rising trade exposure

D Autor, D Dorn, G Hanson, K Majlesi - American Economic Review, 2020 - aeaweb.org
Has rising import competition contributed to the polarization of US politics? Analyzing
multiple measures of political expression and results of congressional and presidential …

Ever failed, try again, succeed better: Results from a randomized educational intervention on grit

S Alan, T Boneva, S Ertac - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We show that grit, a skill that has been shown to be highly predictive of achievement, is
malleable in childhood and can be fostered in the classroom environment. We evaluate a …

Social media and protest participation: Evidence from Russia

R Enikolopov, A Makarin, M Petrova - Econometrica, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Do new communication technologies, such as social media, alleviate the collective action
problem? This paper provides evidence that penetration of VK, the dominant Russian online …

Economic shocks and crime: Evidence from the brazilian trade liberalization

R Dix-Carneiro, RR Soares, G Ulyssea - American Economic Journal …, 2018 - aeaweb.org
This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the
1990s trade liberalization in Brazil as a natural experiment generating exogenous shocks to …

Trade shocks and far-right voting: Evidence from French presidential elections

C Malgouyres - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies …, 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
The rise of radical right parties is a Europe-wide phenomenon. While many studies describe
the individual or regional characteristics associated with high propensity to vote for the far …

Dismantling the “Jungle”: Migrant relocation and extreme voting in France

P Vertier, M Viskanic, M Gamalerio - Political Science Research and …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Large migrant inflows have spurred anti-immigrant sentiment, but can small inflows have a
different impact? We exploit the redistribution of migrants after the dismantling of the “Calais …