Election Insights 2016
Research-based perspectives from MIT
Twelve research-based perspectives
The 2016 presidential election brought to the fore a number of political, economic, and cultural issues that scholars in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (MIT SHASS) think about deeply as part of their ongoing research. Here, 12 faculty members offer their perspectives on topics ranging from economic security to gender bias to the state of the U.S. electoral system itself. Follow links in each section for further discussion.
David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics |
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On Election Polls
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On Health Care |
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Malick Ghachem, Associate Professor of History
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On Sexism and Gender Bias |
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On Political Rhetoric and Outsider Candidates |
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On the Economic Impacts of Climate Change
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On Campaign Discourse |
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On the Integrity of U.S. Elections
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On Immigration and Terrorism |
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On Racial Bias
"There's evidence that government is less responsive to people of color... that election officials are less likely to respond to informational questions about voting eligibility when they're sent from Hispanic-sounding names than when they're sent by non-Hispanic white names. These officials didn't respond rudely to Hispanic questioners; they simply didn't write back as often and didn't answer their questions as well." |
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On the Putinization of Politics |
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Suggested Resources
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Series prepared by MIT SHASS Communications