Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization
Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization
Levi Boxell,M. Gentzkow,Jesse M. Shapiro
2020 · DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01160
Review of Economics and Statistics · 472 Citations
TLDR
This work measures trends in affective polarization in twelve OECD countries over the past four decades and relates trends in polarization to trends in potential explanatory factors.
Abstract
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.