Many people care about how they are perceived by those around them. Several recent field
experiments in economics have found that such social image concerns can have powerful …

We show that the vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support
women working outside the home (WWOH) and substantially underestimate support by …

Civil wars are intricate social, political and psychological phenomena. However, economics
can offer analytical insights which are useful alongside the more conventional approach of …

Social norms, usually persistent, can change quickly when new public information arrives,
such as a surprising election outcome. People may become more inclined to express views …

Democracy and Displacement in Colombia's Civil War is one of few books available in
English to provide an overview of the Colombian civil war and drug war. Abbey Steele draws …

Social scientists have long viewed the decision to protest as strategic, with an individual's
participation a function of their beliefs about others' turnout. We conduct a framed field …

Democracy does not evolve sui generis. The spatial clustering in democracy and transitions
suggests that international factors play a prominent role in forging democracies as well as …

This compelling book provides an up-to-date survey of the field of defense economics, the
study of defense and peace issues, with the application of economic analysis and methods …

Economic statistics inform citizens of general conditions, while central leaders use them to
evaluate local officials. Are economic data systematically manipulated? After establishing …

How does regional interdependence influence the prospects for conflict, integration, and
democratization? Some researchers look at the international system at large and disregard …