Political instability, state capacity and climate change in ancient times
Laura Mayoral and Ola Olsson explore early state development using Ancient Egypt as a laboratory.
The Politics of Distraction: Evidence of strategic timing from presidential executive orders
Ruben Durante and Milena Djourelova find that executive orders likely to generate negative publicity tend to be issued on the eve of days when other important events distract the media and the public.
Economics of coronavirus: COVID-19 impact and policy implications
The Barcelona GSE has started a collection of posts and articles by Affiliated Professors on topics related to the economics of coronavirus.
To measure institutional performance, talk to users
Benito Arruñada argues that institutions’ performance measures should focus more on the reports of the individuals who have experience interacting with them.
Satisfaction Measurements and Relative Concerns: Evidence From Tanzania
Jean-Marc Bédhat Atsebi and Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell measure life and financial satisfaction across definitions of reference groups to understand the mechanisms through which comparisons work in a poor setting.
Beyond the Bill: Voter Turnout and the Value of Abstention Fines
Mariella Gonzales, Gianmarco Leon-Ciliotta and Luis R. Martinez investigate the causal effect of a fine for electoral abstention on different margins of voter responses in Peru.
