How do the Internet and social media affect political outcomes? We review empirical
evidence from the recent political economy literature, focusing primarily on work that …

Perceptions about others play an important role in shaping people's attitudes and behaviors,
as well as social norms more broadly. This review presents a meta-analysis of the recent …

Background COVID-19 spread rapidly in Brazil despite the country's well established health
and social protection systems. Understanding the relationships between health-system …

To what extent do mass media outlets influence viewers' trust in scientific evidence and
compliance with behavior recommended by scientific experts? Exploiting the US lockdown …

The rise of social media has provoked both optimism about potential societal benefits and
concern about harms such as addiction, depression, and political polarization. In a …

Shelter-in-place ordinances were the first wide-spread policy measures aimed to mitigate
the spread of COVID-19. Compliance with shelter-in-place directives is individually costly …

We study the effect of physician workforce diversity on the demand for preventive care
among African American men. In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black …

This paper investigates whether the anti-scientific rhetoric of modern populists can induce
followers to engage in risky behavior. We gather electoral information, credit card expenses …

Following the 2016 US presidential election, many have expressed concern about the
effects of false stories (“fake news”), circulated largely through social media. We discuss the …

I study the persuasive effects of slanted language, exploiting a ban on the politically charged
term “illegal immigrant” by the Associated Press (AP) news wire. My empirical strategy …