Working Papers

Park, J. S., Zou, C. Q., Shaw, A., Hill, B. M., Cai, C., Morris, M. R., Willer, R., Liang, P., & Bernstein, M. S. Generative Agent Simulations of 1,000 People. Working Paper.

• Policy Brief: Simulating Humans, Thread: Generative Agents

• Media Coverage: ScienceDirect: AI can mimic individual people

Hewitt, L.*, Ashokkumar, A*., Ghezae, I., & Willer, R. Predicting Results of Social Science Experiments Using Large Language Models. Supplementary Materials. Working Paper.

• Web demo, Thread: LLM Predictions

• Media Coverage: HAI: LLM-Aided Social Science

Schöne , J. P., Salecha, A., Lyubomirsky, S., Eichstaedt, J., & Willer, R. Structured AI Dialogues Can Increase Happiness and Meaning in Life. Working Paper.

• Bluesky Thread: AI Dialogues; X Thread: Chatbots

Garton, C., Willer, R., Zaki J. Partisans Overstimate Their Side's Intolerance. Working Paper.

Clayton, K., Nyhan, B., Offer-Westort, M., Kinder, B., & Willer, R. The Structural Democratic Reforms Project. In Progress.

• Thread: Democratic Reforms

Weiss, C. M., Green, D. P., & Willer, R. Can Politicians Bridge Partisan Divides? A Field Experiment with the U.S. National Governors Association. Working Paper.

• Speech at National Governor's Association Meetings

• Media Coverage: New York Times on bipartisan civility and elite cues; Washington Post on "Disagree Better"

• Received 2025 Expy “Bridge Builder” Award from the Analyst Institute

Fuller, K., Ferrali, R., Damesin, L. F., Gainsburg, I., Simpson, B., & Willer, R. Extreme Protest Tactics Reduce Support for the Climate Movement and Climate Mitigation Policies. Working Paper.

Frederiksen, K., Willer, R., Petersen, M. Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy. Working Paper.

Willer, R. Building a Team Science Accelerator: A Strategy for Improving Diversity of Access and Knowledge Generated via Big Team Science. Working Paper.

Stagnaro, M. N., Druckman, J., Berinsky, A., Arechar, A. A., Willer, R., & Rand, D. G. Representativeness Versus Attentiveness: A Comparison Across Nine Online Survey Samples. Working Paper.

• Thread: Representativeness & Attention

Wetts, R., & Willer, R. Antiracism and its Discontents: The Prevalence and Political Influence of Opposition to Antiracism among White Americans. Working Paper.

• Thread: Partisan Ideology

• Media Coverage: New York Times: Partisan Divides, Washington Post: Anti-Antiracism

van Loon, A., Giorgi, S., Eichstaedt, J.G., & Willer, R. The Relationship Between Regional Variance in Historic Racial Domination and Racial Animus in the Contemporary US. In Progress.

Broska, D., Santos, L., & Willer, R. The Effects of Belief in the American Dream on Empathic Concern for the Poor and Welfare Program Support. In Progress.