Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Boxell, Levi; Gentzkow, Matthew; Shapiro, Jesse M.
• 署名单位: Stanford University; National Bureau of Economic Research; Harvard University
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01160
• 发表日期: 2024-03
• 页码: 557-565
• 关键词: elite; depolarization; PERSPECTIVE

摘要

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.