Andrew Leigh
Parliament of Australia
80 Papers
637 Citations
Andrew Leigh is an academic researcher from Parliament of Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Income distribution & Voting. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 79 publications. Previous affiliations of Andrew Leigh include House of Representatives & Stanford University.
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Papers
Does equality lead to fraternity
TL;DR: This article found that a rise in inequality reduces trust, using data from 59 countries and using the relative size of the mature-aged cohort, and found that inequality increased trust in older adults.
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Immigrants assimilate as communities, not just as individuals
TL;DR: This article found that immigrants assimilate as communities, not only as individuals, and that the longer the immigrant community has been established, the better adjusted it becomes, and the more the host society comes to accept that ethnic group.
Do Gun Buybacks Save Lives? Evidence from Panel Data
Andrew Leigh,Christine Neill +1 more
TL;DR: This article found that the buyback led to a drop in firearm suicide rates of almost 80% with no significant effect on non-firearm death rates, while the effect on firearm homicides is of similar magnitude but is less precise.
Competing Approaches to Forecasting Elections: Economic Models, Opinion Polling and Prediction Markets*
Andrew Leigh,Justin Wolfers +1 more
TL;DR: The authors review the efficacy of three approaches to forecasting elections: econometric models that project outcomes on the basis of the state of the economy; public opinion polls; and election betting (prediction markets).
How Much Do Public Schools Really Cost? Estimating the Relationship between House Prices and School Quality
TL;DR: This article investigated the relationship between housing prices and the quality of public schools in the Australian Capital Territory and found that a 5 percent increase in test scores (approximately one standard deviation) is associated with an increase in house prices.