The share of women in political offices has increased considerably over the past few
decades in almost every country in the world. Does this matter for policy outcomes? This is …

How do we know whether judges of different backgrounds are biased? We review the
substantial political science literature on judicial decision making, paying close attention to …

This article sheds new light on the long-run evolution of political cleavages in 21 Western
democracies. We exploit a new database on the socioeconomic determinants of the vote …

The initial public health response to the breakout of COVID-19 required fundamental
changes in individual behavior, such as isolation at home or wearing masks. The …

Psychological and socio-psychological factors are now more commonly discussed as
possible explanations for gender differences in labor market outcomes. We first describe the …

This paper studies the impact of gender quotas for corporate board seats on corporate
decisions. We examine the introduction of Norway's 2006 quota, comparing affected firms to …

This paper uses political reservations for women in India to study the impact of women's
leadership on policy decisions. Since the mid‐1990's, one third of Village Council head …

Updated analysis of how the increasing polarization of American politics has been
accompanied and accelerated by greater income inequality. The idea of America as …

Much of macroeconomics is concerned with the allocation of physical capital, human capital,
and labor over time and across people. The decisions on savings, education, and labor …

This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We
review the theoretical literature and provide a framework to incorporate various effects …