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Overview

Benjamin Radcliff was affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their academic work focused primarily on the fields of psychology and social sciences, with particular attention to social psychology, general health professions, health, sociology, and political science.

The research topics Radcliff explored included psychological well-being and life satisfaction, employment and welfare studies, health disparities and outcomes, social and cultural dynamics, cultural differences and values, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health.

Among Radcliff's recent papers were studies such as "The Welfare State and Human Well-Being Around the World: A Cross-National Analysis" (2023, Applied Research in Quality of Life), "Public Sector Employment, Quality of Government, and Well-Being: A Global Analysis" (2021, International Area Studies Review), "Varieties of democracy and life satisfaction: Is there a connection?" (2024, Social Science Quarterly), and "The Pandemic and Political Behavior: Staying the Course" (2024, PS Political Science & Politics).

  • Alexander C. Pacek
  • Emma Schmidt
  • Francesco Bromo
  • Robert J. Davidson
  • Geoffrey C. Layman

  • Applied Research in Quality of Life
  • Social Science Quarterly
  • International Area Studies Review
  • PS Political Science & Politics

Radcliff's frequent co-authors included Alexander C. Pacek, Emma Schmidt, Francesco Bromo, Robert J. Davidson, and Geoffrey C. Layman. This collaborative pattern reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their work across psychology, social sciences, and political science.

Best Publications

  • Politics, Markets, and Life Satisfaction: The Political Economy of Human Happiness

    Benjamin Radcliff

  • On the Determinants of the Success of Economic Sanctions: An Empirical Analysis

    Jaleh Dashti-Gibson;Patricia Davis;Benjamin Radcliff

  • The Welfare State, Turnout, and the Economy: A Comparative Analysis

    Benjamin Radcliff

  • Labor Organization and Electoral Participation in Industrial Democracies

    Benjamin Radcliff;Patricia Davis

  • The Political Economy of Competitive Elections in the Developing World

    Alexander Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Assessing the Welfare State: The Politics of Happiness

    Alexander C. Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Economic Voting and the Welfare State: A Cross-National Analysis

    Alexander C. Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Turnout and the Vote for Left-of-Centre Parties: A Cross-National Analysis

    Alexander Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Turnout and the Democratic Vote

    Benjamin Radcliff

  • Welfare Policy and Subjective Well-Being Across Nations: An Individual-Level Assessment

    Alexander C. Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • The Political Economy of Human Happiness: How Voters' Choices Determine the Quality of Life

    Benjamin Radcliff

  • Private Prayer and Civic Involvement

    Matthew T. Loveland;David Sikkink;Daniel J. Myers;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Organized labor and electoral participation in American national elections

    Benjamin Radcliff

  • Condorcet Winners and the Paradox of Voting: Probability Calculations for Weak Preference Orders

    Bradford Jones;Benjamin Radcliff;Charles Taber;Richard Timpone

  • The Politics of Happiness: On the Political Determinants of Quality of Life in the American States

    Ángel Álvarez-Díaz;Lucas González;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Race, Turnout, and Public Policy In the American States

    Benjamin Radcliff;Martin Saiz

  • Labor Organization and Public Policy in the American States

    Benjamin Radcliff;Martin Saiz

  • Reward Without Punishment: Economic Conditions and the Vote:

    Benjamin Radcliff

  • Assessing the Impact of the Size and Scope of Government on Human Well-Being

    Patrick Flavin;Alexander C. Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Electoral Participation, Ideology, and Party Politics in Post-Communist Europe

    Robert E. Bohrer;Alexander C. Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • State Intervention and Subjective Well-Being in Advanced Industrial Democracies

    Patrick Flavin;Alexander C. Pacek;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Happiness, economics and politics : towards a multi-disciplinary approach

    Amitava Krishna Dutt;Benjamin Radcliff

  • Happiness, Economics and Politics

    Amitava Dutt;Benjamin Radcliff

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Flavin
Patrick Flavin Baylor University
Larry M. Bartels
Larry M. Bartels Vanderbilt University
David Altman
David Altman Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
William A. Galston
William A. Galston Brookings Institution
Rodney E. Hero
Rodney E. Hero Arizona State University

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