Political economy
This theme focuses on the perception of economic decline, the rise of populism and political polarisation, and the impact of social media and journalism on the political economy.
Our research seeks to provide robust evidence to understand contemporary issues in politics and society. Analysis has included the connection between austerity and Brexit, a study of the changing returns to crime, investigation of Trump’s trade wars, research on the polarisation of the political views of citizens across the world and the impact of Facebook advertising on Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
Theme Leaders
Thiemo Fetzer
Thiemo is Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick
Christopher Roth
Christopher is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick
Research highlights
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Information Aggregation with Delegation of Votes, Amrita Dhillon, Grammateia Kotsialou, Dilip Ravindran, Dimitrios Xefteris, REPEC, 2023
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The Returns to Viral Media: The Case of US Campaign Contributions, Johannes Böken, Mirko Draca, Nicola Mastrorocco, Arianna Ornaghi, CEPR, 2023
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From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler, Sascha O. Becker, Hans-Joachim Voth, Social Science Research Network, 2023
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Shadow Lobbyists, Rocco d’Este, Mirko Draca, Christian Fons-Rosen, REPEC, 2023
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Small Firm Growth and the VAT Threshold : Evidence for the UK, Li Liu, Ben Lockwood & Eddy Tam, REPEC, 2022
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Losing on the Home Front? Battlefield Casualties, Media, and Public Support for Foreign Interventions, Thiemo Fetzer, Pedro CL Souza, Oliver Vanden Eynde, Austin L. Wright, Social Science Research Network, 2021
Feature
International Survey on Coronavirus
CAGE Theme Leaders Thiemo Fetzer and Christopher Roth are leading an international survey on Coronavirus from 12 different institutions, including Harvard, Cambridge, IESE, and Warwick University to understand how citizens are preparing for and coping with the spread of COVID-19. Preliminary results can be found hereLink opens in a new window.