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A Common-Space Scaling of the American Judiciary and Legal Profession

We extend the scaling methodology previously used in Bonica (2014) to jointly scale the American federal judiciary and legal profession in a common-space with other political actors.

Judicial Reform as a Tug of War: How Ideological Differences Between Politicians and the Bar Explain Attempts at Judicial Reform

What predicts attempts at judicial reform? We develop a broad, generalizable framework that both explains and predicts attempts at judicial reform.

Data Engagement Leads to Innovative Solutions

A Hard Landing or Secular Stagnation in China's Future: False Alarm or Real Threat

India’s Aadhaar Scheme and the Promise of Inclusive Social Protection

This paper examines the promise of inclusive social protection central to India’s Aadhaar scheme, a national initiative using biometric information to allocate unique identification numbers to Indian

Timing and Sequencing in International Politics: Latin America’s Contributions to Human Rights

Electoral Transitions: Stumbling out of the Gate

To understand the role of elections in transitions to democracy the first part of this study describes modernization theories of democratization, rooted in the classic accounts by Seymour Martin Lipse

Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries

Decision-makers often seek to design policies that support sustainable development.

The Importance of Being Expert – Contextually Expert

The article argues that leadership is not a person – it is a system. It is a system in which three parts are of equal importance: leaders, followers (or others), and contexts.

Behaviorally Informed Policies for Household Financial Decisionmaking

Low incomes, limited financial literacy, fraud, and deception are just a few of the many intractable economic and social factors that contribute to the financial difficulties that households face toda