What is relationship between a level of democracy in a country and nutrition of its population? According to the data, the higher is consumption of protein in the country, the higher is the probability that it will become more democratic. It can be explained by the fact that the share of the macronutrient in a food ration of the population is a proxy to a size of the middle class, which is a key element for democratization. The assistant professor of HSE Andrey Shcherbak spoke about this interesting result, presenting his article «The recipe for democracy? Improvement in diet as a structural prerequisite for political change».
Politics encompasses omnifarious spheres of social life, facing various problems in every of them. How can ordinary citizens not be confused by all these political issues and prioritize properly? In what way do people form their political views about what a solution to a problem is more preferable? Probably, a person shapes their opinion basing partially on the position of the preferred party. On the 1st of November the assistant professor of London School of Economics and Political Science Thomas J. Leeper presented an article «If Only Citizens Had a Cue: The Process of Opinion Formation over Time», discussing this hypothesis in more detail.
Why are Russians inclined to be tolerant of the high level of social inequality? How does interpersonal trust influence their preferences for redistribution? HSE research fellow Denis Ivanov discussed this in «Bridging or Bonding? Preferences for Redistribution and Social Capital in Russia».
On September 29 a research seminar on political economy took place at HSE. Andrew Little (Cornell University) spoke on 'I Don't Know'.
On September 20 a research seminar on political economy took place at HSE. Galina Besstremyannaya (Lead research fellow, Center for Economic and Financial Research) spoke on 'The adverse effects of incentives regulation in health care'.
On September 13 a research seminar on political economy took place at HSE. Andrea Matranga (New Economics School) spoke on 'All Along the Watchtower: Linear Defenses and the Introduction of Serfdom in Russia'.
On June 28 a research seminar on political economy took place at HSE.
On June 7 a research seminar on political economy took place at HSE.
On May 31 a research seminar on political economy took place at HSE. Eren Arbatli (HSE) spoke on 'Minorities and Long-run Development: Persistence of Armenian and Greek Influence in Turkey'.
On May 17 a research seminar on political economy took place at HSE. Alexei Zakharov (HSE) spoke on 'Valence influence in electoral competition with rank objectives'.
