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The Institutional Political Economy of the Middle Class in Developed Countries Sagit Azari-Wiesel, PhD, Graduated BMI Fellow Academic Advisor: Prof. Itai Sened Following the financial crisis of 2007-8, the strength and vulnerabilities of the middle class have come to occupy a central role in the discussion of economic recovery. Despite the interest in the middle… Continue reading The Institutional Political Economy of the Middle Class in Developed Countries

While German Shepherds were Sleeping: How Mainstream Parties Created a Fertile Ground for the Electoral Success of the German Radical-Right AfD Karen Umansky, Phd, Graduated BMI Fellow Academic Advisor: Prof. Itai Sened This research sheds light on the resurgence of radical populism in contemporary European democracies, focusing on the 2017 German elections. Umansky demonstrates the… Continue reading While German Shepherds were Sleeping: How Mainstream Parties Created a Fertile Ground for the Electoral Success of the German Radical-Right AfD

BMI-TATA Collaboration Operation Project Yalon Perlman, Graduated BMI Fellow Academic advisor: Dr. Ram Fishman, Department of Public Policy Adoption of technological innovations in agriculture has attracted considerable attention in developing countries. New technology seems to offer an opportunity to increase production and income sustainably, but the introduction of many new technologies has met with only… Continue reading BMI-TATA Collaboration Operation Project