We review an empirical literature that studies how political polarization affects financial
decisions. We first discuss the degree of partisan segregation in finance and corporate …

This article offers a review of the recent empirical literature on lobbying within political
economy. In surveying extant research, we emphasize quid pro quo and informational …

Has rising import competition contributed to the polarization of US politics? Analyzing
multiple measures of political expression and results of congressional and presidential …

Politicians and citizens increasingly engage in political conversations on social media
outlets such as Twitter. In this article, I show that the structure of the social networks in which …

Since most social science research relies on multiple data sources, merging data sets is an
essential part of researchers' workflow. Unfortunately, a unique identifier that unambiguously …

Existing approaches to estimating politicians' latent positions along specific dimensions
often fail when relevant data is limited. We leverage the embedded knowledge in generative …

Despite the rapid growth of online political advertising, the vast majority of scholarship on
political advertising relies exclusively on evidence from candidates' television …

Partisan perception affects the actions of professionals in the financial sector. Linking credit
rating analysts to party affiliations from voter records, we show that analysts not affiliated with …

We review the substantial literature on estimating judicial ideology, from the US Supreme
Court to the lowest state court. As a way to showcase the strengths and drawbacks of …

Why are Americans governed by the rich? Millionaires make up only three percent of the
public but control all three branches of the federal government. How did this happen? What …