Accountability for the Economy at All Levels of Government in United States Elections
Retrospective voting is a crucial component of democratic accountability.
Research
Deterrence Games and the Disruption of Information
Deterrence is a generic situation, where player 2 threatens to bash player 1, should he harm her. Typical player 1’s are bomb builders, market invaders, or computer hackers.
Do We Spend Too Much on Health Care?
The article offers information on the U.S. government spending on the health care in the U.S.
Hard Times: Routine Schedule Unpredictability and Material Hardship among Service Sector Workers
American policymakers have long focused on work as a key means to improve economic wellbeing. Yet, work has become increasingly precarious and polarized.
Knowledge Diffusion in the Network of International Business Travel
We use aggregated and anonymized information based on international expenditures through corporate payment cards to map the network of global business travel.
Closed Minds? Is a ‘Cancel Culture’ Stifling Academic Freedom and Intellectual Debate in Political Science?
Synopsis: Recent years have seen extensive debate in popular commentary about a pervasive ‘cancel culture’ thought to be taking over college campuses.
Learning From Deregulation: The Asymmetric Impact of Lockdown and Reopening on Risky Behavior During COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, states issued and then rescinded stay-at-home orders that restricted mobility.
Revisiting the Effect of Conditional and Unconditional Incentives on Mail Survey Response Rates
A randomized experiment (N = 3,037) examines the impact of conditional and unconditional monetary incentives on response rates to a mail survey in a contemporary context.
The Paradox of Corporate Globalization: Disembedding and Reembedding Governing Norms
The political economy of the post-World War II West was shaped by normative understandings and institutional arrangements that scholars describe as embedded liberalism.
How Has the Electoral College Survived for This Long?
As our revived national conversation on race has made clear, the legacies of slavery and white supremacy run wide and deep in American society and political life.
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