The Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 106 No. 2 2024

Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization

Levi Boxell¹; Matthew Gentzkow²; Jesse M. Shapiro³

¹ Stanford University · ² Stanford University and NBER · ³ Harvard University and NBER

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.

DOI

10.1162/rest_a_01160

Volume

106

Issue

2

Pages

557-565

Language

en

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