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Polarisation is not a myth

Political views shape the creation and spread of technology...Read more...

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Polarization is not a myth: it is reflected in the creation and spread of new technologies

Can work be separated from politics? As the United States becomes increasingly politically polarised, Gaia Dossi and Marta Morando find that inventors split along party lines with Democrat-affiliated inventors more likel...Read more...

CEP discussion paper

Polarized Technologies

We study whether, and how, societal views about which problems are most important or worth solving are reflected in the direction of technological progress. Compared to Republican inventors, Democrats are more likely to ...Read more...

CEP discussion paper

Political ideology and innovation

We study the role of political ideology for a critical group of economic agents: inventors. We document that, in "politically polarizing" fields, inventors patent innovations aligned with their political beliefs. We cons...Read more...