We inventory more than 150 studies of distributive politics in more than three dozen
countries other than the United States. We organize existing studies under two theories …

This chapter reviews a recent body of theoretical and empirical work that studies the
normative and positive aspects of trade policy. We start by presenting reduced-form …

Reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases may be almost impossible without a green
transition—a substantial transformation of consumption and production patterns. To study …

Internet search rankings have a significant impact on consumer choices, mainly because
users trust and choose higher-ranked results more than lower-ranked results. Given the …

Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism addresses major questions in distributive politics. Why is it
acceptable for parties to try to win elections by promising to make certain groups of people …

" Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest
barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being …

Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics. The particular design which social programs
take is to a large extent determined by the existing institutional constraints and politicians' …

Individuals must often choose among discrete actions with imperfect information about their
payoffs. Before choosing, they have an opportunity to study the payoffs, but doing so is …

We characterize trade policies that result from political competition when assessments of
well-being include both material and psychosocial components. The material component …

This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy.
Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate …