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Social Media and Xenophobia
We study the causal effect of social media on hate crimes and xenophobic attitudes in Russia, using variation in social…
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Political Responsibility for Economic Crises
This brief summarizes the results of research on the political costs of large-scale economic crises. In a large historic…
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When Fair Isn’t Fair: Framing Taxes and Benefits
Taxes and benefits create incentives for people to adopt or avoid certain behaviours. They create premiums for (socially…
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The State of Russia Ahead of the Election
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Embassy of Finland have the pleasure to invite you to a s…
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Independent Media and Contemporary Military Doctrines
Governments often take unpopular measures. To minimize the political cost of such measures policy makers may strategical…
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The Economic Track Record of Pious Populists – Evidence from Turkey
In this policy brief, I summarize recent research on the economic track record of the Justice and Development Party (AKP…
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What Does Ukraine’s Orange Revolution Tell Us About the Impact of Political Turnover on Economic Performance?
Political turnover is a normal, even desirable, feature of competitive politics, yet turnover in a context of weak insti…
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Culture and Interstate Dispute
The debate on the impact of culture on the conduct of international affairs, in particular on conflict proneness, contin…
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On the Timing of Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn
This policy brief examines the timing of Turkey’s authoritarian turn using raw data measuring freedoms from the Freedom…
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