Papers & Opinions
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Foreign Influence in US Politics
We provide the first large-sample evidence of foreign influence in US politics, showing that meetings between foreign countries and legislators affect government resource allocation directly...
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Democratization, Inequality, and Risk Premia
Risk premia are significantly elevated during periods of democratization in a cross-country panel of equity data covering 85 countries over 200 years, despite little evidence...
Papers & Opinions
![](https://poleconfin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Poleconfin-featureImage-045-300x169.webp)
Foreign Influence in US Politics
We provide the first large-sample evidence of foreign influence in US politics, showing that meetings between foreign countries and legislators affect government resource allocation directly...
![](https://poleconfin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Poleconfin-featureImage-037-300x169.webp)
Democratization, Inequality, and Risk Premia
Risk premia are significantly elevated during periods of democratization in a cross-country panel of equity data covering 85 countries over 200 years, despite little evidence...
Papers & Opinions
![](https://poleconfin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Poleconfin-featureImage-045-300x169.webp)
Foreign Influence in US Politics
We provide the first large-sample evidence of foreign influence in US politics, showing that meetings between foreign countries and legislators affect government resource allocation directly...
![](https://poleconfin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Poleconfin-featureImage-037-300x169.webp)
Democratization, Inequality, and Risk Premia
Risk premia are significantly elevated during periods of democratization in a cross-country panel of equity data covering 85 countries over 200 years, despite little evidence...