🚜 How does coercive social mobilisation shape political attitudes? ➡️ Using an RDD, A. Lee, W. Qi & D. Sun show that Chinese youth sent to labor in rural areas became more critical of local government but more supportive of the national regime https://t.co/DkbagYx4dS #FirstView

⚡ Can political signals push capital toward clean energy? ➡️ P. Bayer @lorenzocrippa & @fgenovese__ show that clear EU Commission announcements during the early Ukraine war briefly moved markets toward greener energy firms https://t.co/iNmVt0HNEq #FirstView

🗳️ What drives democratic renewal in U.S. states? ➡️ Using Coincidence Analysis, J. H. Rhodes finds three routes to stronger democracy, centered on the Democratic Party and unions, with roles for diverse populations and a liberal public mood https://t.co/oaJg5ncpRE #FirstView

🇺🇦What traits do citizens value in leaders during war? ➡️L Laustsen @HMazepus @florianvl H Bartusevičius @markvanvugt1 show war increases desire for dominant leaders, reducing warmth & competence. Anger amplifies all traits; fear changes little https://t.co/7IBeF56rlj #FirstView

🤖How can we turn text into a reliable quantitative measure using supervised learning? ➡️@JuYeonPark4 & J M Montgomery outline a framework, illustrated with the tone of questions in U.S. Senate confirmation hearings https://t.co/LVWCUCsWVi #FirstView

🗳️ Policy congruence is key for democratic accountability. ➡️Using a game theoretic model, @liviodilo & T Dragu show that when an issue is more salient in elections, representatives' policies align less with voters' preferences https://t.co/PENWZeCMkk #FirstView

🏭 How can we measure firms' political influence across countries? ➡️Using surveys of 27,000+ firms in 41 countries and a Bayesian IRT model, D. C. Francis & @rmkubinec estimate firm-level influence scores and show how they vary across regimes https://t.co/KjZSgDxeb6 #FirstView

📈Inequality is rising, but taxes have not become more progressive. Why? ➡️ C Ballard-Rosa, R Rogowski, @kfscheve & @nicolajthor find that information on inequality alone cannot fully explain why income taxes have not increased https://t.co/KT40LFVAus #FirstView

🤔 Do surveys exaggerate democratic support due to social desirability bias (SDB)? ➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @PCMagalhaes & @AarslewLaurits find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes https://t.co/FeI2qYqLxy #FirstView

📊 Are populist attitudes evenly spread across the ideological spectrum? ➡️ Using CSES data from 43 countries, @er_tamaki & @DrJungPhD find a non-linear relationship: populism is strongest at the ideological extremes, forming a U-shape pattern https://t.co/QUBZy8xqIX #FirstView

🗣️ Can speech sentiment predict MPs' behaviour? ➡️ Using Japan's parliamentary debates and a model trained on labelled debates, A Matsuo & @000fukumoto show opposition MPs speak more negatively with seniority and as elections near https://t.co/dFeyr1NlbN #FirstView

🏛️ How do US parties assign senators to committees? ➡️ A Thakur shows Republicans rely on seniority with little party influence, while Democrats use a process where leaders resolve seat clashes, shaping how power and policy develop in Congress https://t.co/lLVp6QEkpc #FirstView

❤️Does partisanship shape online dating? ➡️ In a conjoint in the UK, @yara_slei @GeorgeMelios & @profpauldolan find politics matter as much as looks, but openness to opposing views matters more. Labour voters show stronger in-group bias https://t.co/0UrhHOxe6O #FirstView

🇺🇸 Can watching dialogue across party lines reduce polarisation? ➡️ L-O Ankori-Karlinsky, @robert_a_blair, J. Gottlieb & @smooreberg show that a documentary of an intergroup workshop reduces polarisation and boosts faith in democracy https://t.co/ZTQn2k7x5e #FirstView

🗳️ What are the effects of restrictive voting laws on turnout in the US? ➡️ Using variation from a tornado on Super Tuesday 2020, S. Abramson & @ShareceThrower show that being reassigned to a new polling site reduces turnout by 5.65 pts https://t.co/JEBrGOPpVD #FirstView

📺In China, "Topical Debate Programs" bring officials, experts & citizens together to air concerns. ➡️J Chen, Y Wang, M Zhang & X Zhou show these programs boost trust in local government and deliberation can matter even with controlled agendas https://t.co/mSRnQTug6c #FirstView

🚔Did George Floyd’s murder change Americans' racial attitudes? ➡️@_amengel & C. D. Kam find attitudes shifted, but unevenly: largest and most lasting for Black Americans and White Democrats, weaker or countervailing for others https://t.co/H7LAg0IsiH #FirstView

🗣️ Do US presidents attack the opposition instead of seeking compromise? ➡️ Using 90 years of speeches, @benjaminsnoble shows presidents target the outparty when gridlock looms, mobilising allies and shaping future power, not immediate policy https://t.co/TXNrYAbLo3 #FirstView

🛰️Are people more likely to resist information they receive if their exposure to it is forced? ➡️Using survey experiments in China, @shen_xiaoxiao finds citizens who avoid propaganda are more swayed by it than those who read it willingly https://t.co/rrhzf3m1nL #FirstView

🤷Why do Americans' views on social spending shift in parallel across policy areas? ➡️ @SMVanHauwaert @cbwlezien & @RyanECarlin1 show spending mood reflects shared policy preferences and responsiveness to overall spending and presidential party https://t.co/ooXiGBX4ES #FirstView