Publications & Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Treger, Clareta. (2023). When Do People Accept Government Paternalism? Theory and Experimental Evidence. Regulation & Governance, 17(1), 195-214. [Replication materials] [Video abstract]
* Outstanding Junior Scholar Quantitative Publication Award, ComplianceNet, 2023.
* Best Paper by Young Researcher Award, ESPAnet - Israel, 2022.
Treger, Clareta. (2022). Before the Party Hijacks: The Limited Role of Party Cues in Appraisal of Low-Salience Policies. Experimental Evidence. Public Opinion Quarterly, 86(4), 955-967.
* Best Paper in Social Science Award, The Center for the Study of the United States (CSUS) in Partnership with the Fulbright Program at Tel Aviv University, 2022.
Lavi Liron, Naama Rivlin-Angert, Clareta Treger, Tamir Sheafer, Israel Waismel-Manor, and Michal Shamir. (2022). King Bibi: The Personification of Democratic Values in the 2019-2021 Election Cycle. In Shamir, Michal, and Rahat, Gideon. (eds.) The Elections in Israel 2019-2021. Routledge, pp. 77-98. [Hebrew version].
Under Review
Changing the Lens: Enhancing analysis of conjoint experiments through marginal means and the rating outcome. [Pre-print]
The Pitkinian Public: Representation in the Eyes of the Citizens. With Liron Lavi, Naama Rivlin-Angert, Tamir Sheafer, Israel Waismel-Manor, Shaul Shenhav, Liran Harsgor, and Michal Shamir. [Pre-print].
Working Papers (drafts available upon request)
How Do Risk Perceptions and Personal Experience Shape Attitudes towards Restrictive Government Policies? Lessons from COVID-19.
Democracy on the Ballot: Representation and Support for Democracy. With Liron Lavi, Naama Rivlin-Angert, Israel Waismel-Manor, and Michal Shamir.
Work in Progress
Perceptions of Paternalistic Policies among Local Politicians.
The Effect of Polarization on Perceptions of Welfare Deservingness. With Gal Bitton. [Pre-Analysis Plan]
Personality Traits and Support for State Intervention: Evidence from Five Countries. With Alon Yakter and Lior Sheffer.
The Role of Policy Partisanship and Party Cues in Voter Decision-making. With Sarah Lachance, Thomas Bergeron, Thomas Galipeau, Natasha Goel, Mujahedul Islam, Blake Lee-Whiting, Beatrice Magistro, Semra Sevi, and Peter J. Loewen. [Pre-Analysis Plan]
Are There Ordering Effects in Conjoint Experiments? With Semra Sevi, Mujahedul Islam, Peter J. Loewen, Sarah Lachance, Thomas Bergeron, Thomas Galipeau, Blake Lee-Whiting, Beatrice Magistro, and Natasha Goel.
Non-Academic Publications & Reports
Treger Clareta, Lior Sheffer, and Peter Loewen. A Study Among Local Officials in Israel: First Report. (July 2023). [In Hebrew].
Treger Clareta, and Liron Lavi. "Israeli elections have become a referendum on Netanyahu." The Washington Post. November 11, 2022.
Treger Clareta, and Liron Lavi. "The State is Me." The7Eye. November 1, 2022. [In Hebrew].
Treger Clareta. "The public wants the government to protect them from themselves – sometimes." The Loop. February 25, 2022.