In recent times, composite indicators have gained astounding popularity in a wide variety of
research areas. Their adoption by global institutions has further captured the attention of the …

We provide an overview of recent empirical research on patterns of cross-country growth.
The new empirical regularities considered differ from earlier ones, eg, the well-known Kaldor …

Several scholars in the United States have recently addressed an increased partisan
animosity between Democrats and Republicans, and have termed this phenomenon …

This article argues that a common pattern and set of dynamics characterizes severe political
and societal polarization in different contexts around the world, with pernicious …

Citizens, parties, and movements are increasingly contesting issues connected to
globalization, such as whether to welcome immigrants, promote free trade, and support …

We measure the persuasive effects of slanted news and tastes for like-minded news,
exploiting cable channel positions as exogenous shifters of cable news viewership. Channel …

Research on habitat quality change is of great significance for regional ecological security.
Analysis of spatiotemporal change of habitat quality based on different geomorphic types …

This study explores the consequences and origins of between-ethnicity inequality for a large
sample of countries. First, combining satellite images of nighttime luminosity with the …

We propose an index of population diversity based on people's birthplaces and decompose
it into a size (share of immigrants) and a variety (diversity of immigrants) component. We …

This paper aims to contribute to the nascent field of research on affective polarisation in
liberal democracies by reflecting on the conceptual ambiguities as well as potentials …