Here, we review the research we have conducted on social contagion. We describe the
methods we have employed (and the assumptions they have entailed) to examine several …

This article deals with a variety of dynamic issues in the analysis of time-series–cross-
section (TSCS) data. Although the issues raised are general, we focus on applications to …

This accessible volume shines a light on how autocracy really works by providing basic facts
about how post-World War II dictatorships achieve, retain, and lose power. The authors …

Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age,
Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt …

Lagged explanatory variables are commonly used in political science in response to
endogeneity concerns in observational data. There exist surprisingly few formal analyses or …

United Nations (UN) General Assembly votes have become the standard data source for
measures of states preferences over foreign policy. Most papers use dyadic indicators of …

It is widely believed that democracy requires public support to survive. The empirical
evidence for this hypothesis is weak, however, with existing tests resting on small cross …

The rise of mass incarceration in the United States is one of the most critical outcomes of the
last half-century. Incarceration Nation offers the most compelling explanation of this outcome …

There is considerable disagreement among scholars as to whether social media fuels
polarization in society. However, a few have considered the possibility that polarization may …

We investigate whether and how women's political empowerment relates to technological
change, the main driver of long-term economic growth. We argue that three aspects of …