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Working Paper

The Changing Polarization of Party Ideologies: The Role of Sorting

Satyajit Chatterjee &
Burcu Eyigungor

May 2023

WP 23-07 (Superseded by WP 24-04)

This paper was superseded by Working Paper 24-04 – The Changing Polarization of Party Ideologies: The Role of Sorting.

Partisan Conflict

Marina Azzimonti

June 2014

WP 14-19 – American politics have become extremely polarized in recent decades. This deep political divide has caused significant government dysfunction.

Macroeconomics

Working Paper

Polarized Contributions but Convergent Agendas

Thorsten Drautzburg,
Igor Livshits &
Mark L.J. Wright

September 2022

WP 22-29 – The political process in the United States appears to be highly polarized: Data show that the political positions of legislators have diverged substantially, while the largest campaign contributions come from the most extreme donor groups and are directed to the most extreme candidates.