Author: Jose Rafael Espinosa
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Aid, Women, and Leadership in Post-Conflict Societies
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After a conflict, relations among actors have to be (re)built. When are external interventions focused on increasing collective action after conflicts effective?
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Money and Polarization: How Campaign Limits Are Both a Solution and a Problem
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Raising contribution limits on individual donations polarizes legislators in office, while increasing PAC limits leads to greater moderation.
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Creating Jobs to End War
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An experiment in Liberia offers new insights on how to deal with ex-combatants after war.
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Economic Elites in the Driver’s Seat
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Based on a new dataset of policy changes, Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page bring new evidence to cross-examine American politics: how democratic is American democracy?