Working Papers
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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.
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.
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- Author(s): Nathan Nunn, Sahil Chinoy, Sandra Sequeira, Stefanie Stantcheva
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...
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...
- Author(s): Alberto Alesina, Matteo Ferroni, Stefanie Stantcheva
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....
- Author(s): Stefanie Stantcheva
I study how people understand and reason about trade, and what factors shape their views on trade policy. ...
- Author(s): Stefanie Stantcheva
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)...
Updates, Events & News
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News
Stefanie talks about the research of the Social Economics Lab at the 2-day French-German cabinet retreat in Hamburg in October 2023.
- October 9, 2023
People think differently than before: belief in shared benefits is dwindling. This has fatal consequences for the economy, politics and society as a whole.
- October 8, 2023
A portrait of Stefanie Stantcheva, from Philippine Robert on "Le Point".
- September 29, 2023
Daron Acemoglu wins the A.SK Social Science Award 2023, valued at 100,000 euros, for his work on economic prosperity and political stability. Additionally, Filiz Garip and Stefanie Stantcheva are awarded the inaugural “A.SK Bright Mind Awards,” each worth 20,000 euros, for their contributions as emerging social researchers.
- September 27, 2023
