Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization

By Levi Boxell, Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro. Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020

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Abstract We measure trends in affective polarization in twelve OECD countries over the past four decades. According to our baseline estimates, the United States experienced the largest increase in polarization over this period. Five countries experienced a smaller increase in polarization. Six countries experienced a decrease in polarization. We relate trends in polarization to trends in potential explanatory factors.

Subfields: Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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