Political Beliefs/Public Opinion

Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholar Zhexun Mo discusses two recent papers he contributed to the Stone Center Working Paper Series that focus on perceptions of inequality and redistribution in China.

A panel of experts discusses today's shifting economic landscape and the possibilities for change.

M. Belguise, N. Y. Chen, Y. Huang, and Z. Mo. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 97. 2024.

In this post, Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman reintroduces his Substack newsletter. He also discusses parallels between current and past efforts "to bring a business sensibility" to the federal budget, with the goal of eliminating inefficiency. 

M. Belguise, Y. Huang, and Z. Mo. Stone Center Working Paper. no. 93. Revised 2025.

Suresh Naidu, a Stone Center Affiliated Scholar and a professor of economics and international and public affairs at Columbia University, discusses who is currently benefiting the most from the union premium, the data challenges in historical research on unions and how he overcame them, and the significant barriers U.S. workers still face in forming a union.

In this post, former Stone Center postdoctoral scholar Bilyana Petrova explains the recently published paper she coauthored with Marco Ranaldi, also a former Stone Center postdoctoral scholar.

Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Hahrie Han's latest book follows four members of an evangelical megachurch as they work toward racial justice and understanding.

In this post, Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Guido Alfani reflects on the increasing influence of the super-rich in U.S. politics, and the risk this poses to democratic institutions and equality of access to the political process.

Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman joins an expert panel to discuss economic sentiment and economic indicators, and how voters' perceptions might affect the election's outcome.