Published American Economic Review Published Jul 2026Ideological Alignment and Evidence-Based Policy AdoptionJorge García-Hombrados · Marcel Jansen · Ángel Martínez · Berkay Özcan · Pedro Rey-Biel · Antonio Roldán-MonésThis paper investigates how the ideological alignment between knowledge-disseminating institutions and policymakers affects the adoption of evidence-based policies. The core research question is …