influence can lead to degenerative research programs. -- ideology ; macroeconomic modelling ; self-confirming equilibria …

There exists a long-standing debate about the influence of ideology in economics. Surprisingly, however, there is no …

may generate an ideological backlash that puts a higher premium on traditional values. We apply the theory to numerous …

remain obstinately blind to them, embracing a statist ideology and voting for an excessively large government. Conversely, an …-faire ideology and blind faith in the invisible hand. With public-sector capital, this interplay of beliefs and institutions leads to … dissenting views, even when ex-post everyone would prefer to ignore unwelcome news. -- Ideology ; statism ; laissez …

expose different areas of the polity to controlled informational treatments about the valence and ideology of the incumbent … ideology. We find that both valence and ideological messages affect the first and second moments of the belief distribution …, but only campaigning on valence brings more votes to the incumbent. With respect to ideology, cross-learning occurs, as …

weighted by power. Our second result clarifies how the success of an interest group hinges on the dominance of its ideology in …