Paul Bose
Erasmus University Rotterdam
I am an economist with primary research interests in political economy and applied microeconometrics.
In my research, I make use of “big data” from social networks and parliamentary documents as well as tools such as machine learning and natural language processing in a combination with natural experiments to study political selection as well as the political causes and consequences of loss of trust in democracy.
In my job market paper “Trust in politicians and the provision of public goods: Evidence from Germany”, I show that low social capital in the form of trust in politicians negatively affects public good provision.