Polarization is not a myth: it is reflected in the creation and spread of new technologies

Can work be separated from politics? As the United States becomes increasingly politically polarised, Gaia Dossi and Marta Morando find that inventors split along party lines with Democrat-affiliated inventors more likely to patent technologies related to climate change or women's health than Republican counterparts, while Republican-affiliated inventors are more likely to patent weapons.

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Gaia Dossi and Marta Morando

26 March 2026

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LSE United States Politics and Policy

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/03/26/polarization-is-not-a-myth-it-is-reflected-in-the-creation-and-spread-of-new-technologies/

This work is published under POID and the CEP's Growth programme.