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Author: Ran Spiegler

  • Theorising about competing policy narratives

    Theory & methods

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    26th January 2026

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    Ran Spiegler

    Public opinion is constantly shaped by competing stories about what drives social and economic outcomes. Economic theory provides a systematic way to think about how false narratives – about, say, the impact of tariffs on jobs – can come to dominate true narratives before returning to rationality.

    Theorising about competing policy narratives

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