(Forthcoming Article) - What happens when a country’s electorate suddenly expands by hundreds of thousands of new voters? This study examines the political impact of the mass arrival of repatriates from Algeria to France. Using this quasi-experiment, I demonstrate that their arrival caused significant changes in the French electoral landscape. In areas of exposure to their arrival, they increased the French electorate and reshaped the vote for right-wing parties. Furthermore, their presence influenced candidates’ electoral strategies, causing all candidates to shift their electoral manifestos towards pro-repatriate stances. This significant historical event influenced French political life, reshaping electoral dynamics and political strategies in France.

A set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs, including: What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?

Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t

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(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a large retail ...

There are worrying signs about the country's direction, as Reform tops the polls, and mainstream politicians chase the far right, writes Jonathan Portes.

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