Zero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of U.S. Political Divides

We examine how the extent to which one views the world in zero-sum terms — i.e., that benefits to one person or group come at the expense of others — influence policy views and can help explain current political divides in the United States.

Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes Toward Climate Policies

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

Perceptions of Racial Gaps, their Causes, and Ways to Reduce Them

We investigate how respondents perceive racial inequities between Black and white Americans, what they believe causes them, and what interventions, if any, they think should be implemented to reduce them.

Understanding of Trade

I study how people understand and reason about trade, and what factors shape their views on trade policy.

Understanding Economics

Using large-scale online surveys and experiments on representative U.S. samples, we study how well people understand, reason, and learn about four economic policies: i) Personal income taxation, ii) Estate taxation, iii) Health insurance, and iv) Trade.