This paper explores how early-life exposure to democracy shapes the voting behaviour of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Drawing on the ‘impressionable years’ hypothesis, we analyse 30 ye...

The latest Eurobarometer survey released today reveals the highest level of trust in the European Union in 18 years and the highest-ever support for the euro.

La retromarcia del tycoon non mette al riparo dalla guerra commerciale. L'emissione di nuovo debito europeo per difesa, transizione verde e infrastrutture può offrire valide ...

GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

No matter how President Donald Trump frames it, the US has much to lose from a trade war. Global trade dynamics will likely be radically reshaped. Fabio Sabatini discusses the economic costs for the…

How can we build trust, especially in polarized societies? We propose that exposure to broad financial markets—where individuals place their assets in…

National Elections Database

(Forthcoming Article) - We use public finance sufficient statistic approaches to characterize the welfare effects of “nudges,” such as simplified information and warning labels, in markets with taxes ...

New study explores AI’s potential and biases in evaluating research papers

Using new surveys on more than 40,000 respondents in twenty countries that account for 72% of global CO2 emissions, we study the understanding of and attitudes toward climate change

Are market experts prone to heuristics, and if so, do they transfer across closely related domains—buying and selling? We investigate this question using a uniq

Ah, Cacio e Pepe — a dish so simple, it only requires pasta, cheese, and pepper. How hard can it be? If you’ve ever tried making it…

As the clock ticks toward midnight, the air buzzes with anticipation and optimism. “This is the year I’ll finally hit the gym regularly,”…

In their seminal paper, “On the Performing Arts: The Anatomy of Their Economic Problems”, economists William J. Baumol and William G. Bowen…