Vincent Pons
Media
Op-eds, Columns, and Policy Briefs
28 February 2023, Les Echos
Plafond de la dette américaine : une bombe à retardement
21 February 2023, VoxEU
Incumbents have the upper hand in elections – coordination failures give them a further advantage
22 December 2022, L'Express
L'Europe peut-elle sauver l'Amérique de ses pulsions protectionnistes?
24 November 2022, L'Express
Après les midterms, plus de politique ... moins d'économie. Hélas!
22 November 2022, La Vie des Idées
Comment lutter contre l'abstention? (with Jean Beuve and Etienne Fize)
4 November 2022, Harvard Business Review
4 Ways Businesses Can Help Uphold Democracy
27 October 2022, L'Express
La démocratie américaine dans l'impasse
12 October 2022, Upper Policy Brief Series
What Do We Know About Voting Procedures? Lessons for Policy
29 September 2022, L'Express
Amazon, Starbucks, fret ferroviaire... Le lent réveil du syndicalisme américain
1 September 2022, L'Express
Un grand pas pour les démocrates, un petit pas pour l'humanité (with Boris Vallée)
28 July 2022, L'Express
Le dollar fort: aubaine pour les touristes américains, cauchemar pour la BCE
25 July 2022, Les Echos
Comment lutter contre l'abstention (with Jean Beuve and Etienne Fize)
30 June 2022, L'Express
Casser l'inflation, pas l'économie: le casse-tête de Jerome Powell
22 June 2022, Conseil d'Analyse Economique
Les absents ont toujours tort. Une analyse économique de l'abstention et de ses remèdes
14 June 2022, VoxEU
The sobering story of the website that attempted to bring unemployment down
2 June 2022, L'Express
Entre le pouvoir d'achat et la guerre commerciale, Biden va devoir choisir
16 May 2022, VoxEU
The surprising benefits of voting for change
8 May 2022, VoxEU
Campaign finance rules and their effects on election outcomes
5 May 2022, L'Express
Disney, nouveau terrain de jeu des guerres culturelles américaines
7 April 2022, L'Express
Les limites du plan Marshall énergétique de Biden
10 March 2022, L'Express
Et si le rêve américain se fracassait sur la hausse des taux ? (with Boris Vallée)
10 February 2022, L'Express
L'Ukraine, un contre-feu pour masquer la fragilité interne de Biden
24 January 2022, The Print
Covid-hit citizens don’t just blame govt. Buck is passed on to democracy too, survey finds
13 January 2022, L'Express
Vague de démissions aux Etats-Unis : vers un nouveau modèle de société ?
2 December 2021, L'Express
La vaccination obligatoire : un bon point pour l'économie
4 November 2021, L'Express
Joe Biden détient-il (vraiment) la clef du changement climatique ? (with Boris Vallée)
7 October 2021, L'Express
L'Amérique et la grande peur de l'inflation
15 September 2021, Le Monde
Une démocratie sans électeurs et sans sa jeunesse est-elle encore démocratique?
9 September 2021, L'Express
La course contre la montre de Joe Biden
20 November 2020, Le Monde
Les femmes sont plus respectueuses des mesures de confinement et des gestes barrières
7 November 2020, VoxEU
Gender differences in COVID-19 perception and compliance
22 September 2020, VoxEU
The minimal effects of TV debates between candidates
February 2020, IPP
Ground work vs. social media: how to best reach voters in French municipal elections?
26 January 2020, Le Monde
« Christophe Castaner doit réviser sa circulaire sur les municipales »
9 December 2019, VoxDev
The Power of Biometric Identification for Development
15 October 2019, Pro Market
Fighting Poverty With Field Experiments: the Nobel Laureates’ Revolution
May 2019, IPP
Expressive voting and its costs
5 July 2018, Le Monde
Mesurer l’impact des politiques publiques est un exercice indispensable
15 March 2018, Le Monde
L’alternative entre scrutins majoritaire et proportionnel demeure réductrice
16 May 2017, Le Figaro
Présidentielle: comment les électeurs de Fillon et de Mélenchon ont voté au second tour
In the News
20 February 2023, L'Express
Taxer les milliardaires ? Méfions-nous des idées simplistes
13 February 2023, Podcast "Génération Economie"
La démocratie est-elle encore notre avenir?
25 January 2023, The New York Times
The Resentment Fueling the Republican Party Is Not Coming From the Suburbs
15 November 2022, The National Desk
Debating Debates
8 November 2022, Franceinfo TV
Elections de mi-mandat: Nuit américaine
19 September 2022, CTNewsJunkie
11 August 2022, Christian Science Monitor
Midterm matchup: When it comes to fundraising, so far Democrats lead
8 July 2022, Mediapart
Abstention : des économistes proposent une réponse graduée
30 June 2022, L'Obs
Comment lutter contre l’abstention ?
29 June 2022, UCLA Anderson Review
Reimbursing Candidate Campaign Contributions Makes Elections More Competitive
26 June 2022, Le Figaro
Les remèdes des économistes contre l’abstention
24 June 2022, Banque des Territoires
Baisser les "coûts" du vote et éduquer, seuls leviers pour lutter contre l’abstention ?
23 June 2022, La Correspondance économique
Le Conseil d'analyse économique a publié une analyse économique de l'abstention et de ses remèdes
23 June 2022, France Inter
22 June 2022, L'Opinion
Comment lutter contre l’abstention selon les économistes
22 June 2022, La Croix
Abstention : les économistes proposent des remèdes
22 June 2022, Le Point
Les solutions des économistes pour combattre l’abstention
22 June 2022, Sud Ouest
Comment réduire l’abstention ? Des économistes font des propositions
22 June 2022, Ouest France
Des économistes font des propositions pour réduire l’abstention électorale
22 June 2022, L'Express
Pourquoi la hausse de l'abstention aux élections n'est pas inéluctable
22 June 2022, Le Monde
Abstention électorale et inégalités économiques, un cocktail explosif
8 June 2022, Not Another Politics Podcast
Revealing New Data On Who Donates to Campaigns
6 June 2022, The Economist
More Americans are giving to political campaigns
2 June 2022, Sciences Humaines
L'alternance est bénéfique pour un pays
26 May 2022, Pro Market
Characteristics and Behavior of the Rising Class of Small Campaign Donors
22 May 2022, Atlantico
20 April 2022, Le Point
Présidentielle : « L’effet des débats sur les intentions de vote est nul »
14 April 2022, TBS eFM This Morning
Outlook on the French presidential election
22 February 2022, Reason
Voting Out Incumbents Boosts Economic Growth, Decreases Corruption
17 February 2022, Vox
The surprising role of altruism in converting vaccine skeptics
14 February 2022, MarketWatch
4 February 2022, Boston Globe
Republicans are making it harder to vote. How much will it matter?
28 January 2022, RFI
26 January 2022, Podcast "Le Quart d'Heure" / France Info
Les Américains racontent leur "grande démission" sur TikTok
16 January 2022, The Economist
Joe Biden’s voting rights push is futile
13 January 2022, L'Express
Pourquoi on s'arrache les économistes français à l'étranger
6 January 2022, The New York Times
Why Democrats Are So Bad at Defending Democracy
16 August 2021, CATO Institute
27 July 2021, Hubwonk (Pioneer Institute)
Chasing Election Integrity. Strict Voter ID Laws' Impact on Turnout & Fraud
22 July 2021, CBS News
Voting changes get mixed reviews; many voters of color worry restrictions make things harder
15 July 2021, Spectrum News
Debate over photo voter ID laws is enduring – and complex
14 July 2021, The Washington Times
Conflicting, contradictory results in studies of alleged racism, voter suppression in election laws
7 July 2021, Boston.com
6 July 2021, National Review
‘We Find that [Voter ID] Laws Have No Negative Effect on Registration or Turnout.’
17 June 2021, Vox
Joe Manchin’s sweeping new voting rights proposal, explained
3 June 2021, The Atlantic
Republicans’ Phony Argument for Election Audits
2 June 2021, The Weeds (podcast, starting at 42')
31 May 2021, Le Monde
26 May 2021, National Review
‘Strict ID Laws Don’t Stop Voters’
11 May 2021, Left Foot Forward
Compulsory voter ID: What the US can teach us about fraud, confidence and suppression
22 April 2021, The Conversation
Vital Signs: The Pros and Cons of Diversity in Organisations
14 January 2021, Le Quart d'Heure Politique
Joe Biden: Une campagne digitale pionnière ?
9 December 2020, UCLA Anderson Review
Voters Often Opt for Candidate They Expect to Win
23 November 2020, Le Figaro
La campagne invisible de Joe Biden peut-elle devenir un modèle?
2 November 2020, BBC
Very Few Voters Remain Undecided, But One Thing Still Matters: Turnout
29 October 2020, HBS Working Knowledge
The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying
27 October 2020, Mint
Election debates don’t sway voters enough
21 October 2020, Fox News
Women take coronavirus more seriously than men, study shows
20 October 2020, Scientific American
Presidential Debates Have Shockingly Little Effect on Election Outcomes
17 October 2020, Diario Financiero
El estallido llega a Harvard
30 September 2020, Poynter
Do debates affect presidential elections? Not much.
29 September 2020, BBC
As it happened: The US debate 'cat fight'
29 September 2020, Fast Company
Do debates matter? Do they change minds about elections? Here’s what the data say
25 September 2020, Spectrum News
Presidential Debates: Public Service, Must-See TV, or Both?
1 September 2020, HBS Alumni Bulletin
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
29 June 2020, J-PAL
On Track: Health Care, Patient Data, and Provider Performance
25 June 2020, J-PAL
Connecting the dots from detection to cure
19 November 2019, HBS Working Knowledge
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
21 February 2019, Vox
A new study finds voter ID laws don’t reduce voter fraud — or voter turnout
21 February 2019, HBS Working Knowledge
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
19 February 2019, Boston Globe
Voter ID laws aren’t worth fighting over
19 February 2019, The Economist
Do voter ID laws reduce turnout among black Americans?
12 February 2019, The New York Times
The Myths of Voter ID
11 February 2019, Marginal Revolution
Strict ID Laws Don’t Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel
6 September 2018, Cold Call
Should US Companies Still Care About the Paris Climate Change Agreement?
9 July 2018, The Journalist's Resource
Door-to-door canvassing campaigns can sway voter decisions
6 July 2018, American Economic Association
Winning votes, one conversation at a time
28 September 2017, Harvard Gazette
An electoral French revolution
10 June 2017, Prospect
How big data helped secure Emmanuel Macron’s astounding victory
20 June 2017, Huffington Post
How Obama Won The French Election
8 May 2017, Harvard Business Review
The French Election and What It Means for Europe with Vincent Pons
8 May 2017, Christian Science Monitor
In Macron, supporters see a champion of optimism
7 May 2017, Boston Globe
Why don’t we vote on weekends?
21 April 2017, Atlantic
Can a French Political Upstart Ride Obama's Strategy to Victory?
25 April 2017, Capital
LMP, la start-up qui a aidé Macron à gagner
21 April 2017, Harvard Business Review
How France’s Brand of Populism Differs from What Drove Brexit and Trump
15 April 2017, Sputnik
Macron Wants to Implement Vital Economic Reforms in France Amid Scandals
13 April 2017, Le Monde
Three men + software = l'Elysée?
13 April 2017, Huffington Post
Candidates already know who you're going to vote for, and it's not through surveys
11 October 2016, Harvard Business Review
The Nobel Prize in Economics. An analysis with Harvard Business School economist Vincent Pons
23 August 2016, MIT Technology Review
U.S.-style canvassing boosts French voter turnout.
22 June 2016, Le Figaro
Liegey-Muller-Pons, la start-up qui veut moderniser les campagnes électorales
15 June 2016, BFM Business
"En Marche !": "C'est une démarche qui consiste à se mettre à l'écoute des Français"
18 May 2016, PRI: The World
Every vote matters. What's the best way to get them?
10 May 2016, L'Express
Les stratèges de la grande marche d'Emmanuel Macron
2 May 2016, HBS Working Knowledge
Why People Don’t Vote—and How a Good Ground Game Helps
7 April 2016, PBS Newshour
Brief, face-to-face canvassing reduces transgender prejudice, study says
19 February 2016, Quartz
Can you change someone’s politics by talking to them for five minutes?
21 January 2016, MIT News
The perils of building democracy in Africa
13 January 2016, HBS Working Knowledge
The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams
14 March 2015, Le Monde
L’abstention et ses territoires
18 February 2015, The New York Times
The National Front’s Post-Charlie Hebdo Moment
20 March 2014, Liberation
Europe? Yes, we can
21 April 2012, The New York Times
In France, Using Lessons From Obama Campaign
20 April 2012, Slate
The American Connection