The majority of economic actors in the developing world participate in the informal sector and yet little is known about the political implications of this constituency. I argue that, particularly in
Conspiracy theories and misinformation have become increasingly prominent in politics, and these beliefs have pernicious effects on political behavior. A prominent line of research suggests that these
This version of the Shor-McCarty state legislative aggregate ideology data is being released as an update to the data underlying Shor and McCarty 2011. These are based on individual-level ideal point
