Barton Lee

Thrilled to have my paper “Feigning Politicians” accepted at the Journal of Politics @The_JOP . 🥳 Now, time for a quick thread 🧵 Links to the paper: dropbox.com/s/6kn7tnf4xs3j… journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

📢 Call for Papers – EUI PEARL PhD & Postdoc Workshop The Florence Political Economy Applied Research Lab is hosting a two-day workshop at the European University Institute. June 8–9, 2026. We'd love to see your work!

🚨 New paper alert with @markovitis in AJPS! 1/ Will voters participate in the primary of a party they oppose to prevent the nomination of a candidate they fear? We study crossover voting using surveys and a large field experiment (N=83,902) in the 2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

BusinessThink on our paper with ⁦@bartonelee2⁩ and Hasin Yousaf, “Bad Democracy Traps” “Why we don’t trust politicians (and what this means for democracy)” businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/trust…

Leaving beautiful Sydney — what a lovely and fun week it was! Many thanks to @grattonecon for the invitation! I look forward to seeing the Resilient Democracy Lab flourish.

Reminder to register (no fee!) for the Rebecca Morton Experiments Conference taking place next week! Join us: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aY…

Today is official launch day! unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

And the 3rd UNSW Resilient Democracy Lab Workshop is underway!

We are delighted to welcome our newest colleague, Professor Antonio Rosato (@rosatoecon)! Antonio's research interests are Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization, and Behavioral Economics. Check out his seriously cool work here: sites.google.com/site/rosatoeco… Welcome to the Department, Antonio! 🥳👊🏽

JOIN us for this year’s Rebecca Morton conference on experimental political science at NYU! March 6-7. We have a great line up of papers and posters! Program (scroll down) here: wp.nyu.edu/cesspoliticals… Register (no fee) here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aY… @NYUpolitics @nyuniversity

We’re recruiting for a Head of School to champion excellence across our teaching, research and engagement! Deadline is 4 February 2026 timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listin… #schoolofeconomics #usyd #economics #headofschool #recruiting #fass #workwithus @USydneyEcon @ArtSS_Sydney

🚨 Join us in Sydney for the 3rd UNSW Resilient Democracy Lab Workshop 26-27 Feb 2026 Info, program, and registration👇resilientdemocracylab.org/events

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Officially out at #QJE: "Ideas Have Consequences: The Impact of Law and Economics on American Justice", with Daniel L. Chen and Suresh Naidu. We study the early law-and-economics movement, and how it has shaped judicial behavior in U.S. federal courts.

In December I had a greaty chat with @JerusalemDemsas on technocratic democracies and the rise of majoritarian illiberalism. May be of interest to those trying to make sense of central bank independence in the era of populism. youtu.be/dajZcIrLYWU?si…

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An incredible experience working on this paper. We ask a very simple question: With increased penetration of internet, geographically dispersed groups of people are consuming more similar information. Increased similarity can help them coordinate better, but can also exacerbate a free-rider problem. So, when is increased similarity beneficial, and when is it harmful for collective action?

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NEW - Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - cup.org/49auQPf - @AnjaNeundorf, @SirianneD, @kristianvsf & @aykut_ozturk_ #OpenAccess

Keynote by Alessandra Casella #PolEconWorkshop

Hi #EconTwitter, I’m excited to be on the #EconJobMarket! My JMP asks a timely question with important implications for democracy: why do politicians produce toxic rhetoric? Thread below 👇