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Voting for Democracy : Chile's Plebiscito and the Electoral Participation of a Generation
Kaplan, Ethan - 2019
This paper assesses if voting for democracy affects long-term electoral participation. We study the effects of … participating in Chile's 1988 plebiscite, which determined whether democracy would be reinstated after a 15-year long military … Plebiscite eligibility (participation) significantly increased electoral turnout three decades later, reaching 1.8 (3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480383
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Browsers Don't Lie? Gender Differences in the Effects of the Indian COVID-19 Lockdown on Digital Activity and Time Use
Miller, Amalia R.; Ramdas, Kamalini; Sungu, Alp - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We measure the impact of the initial Indian national COVID-19 lockdown on digital activity using browser histories of 1,094 individuals, spanning over 31.5 million website visits on computers and mobile devices. Reflecting the predicted increase in the value of online activity, both men and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437050
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Understanding Media Markets in the Digital Age : Economics and Methodology
Danaher, Brett - 2013
Digitization raises a variety of important academic and managerial questions around firm strategies and public policies for the content industries, with many of these questions influenced by the erosion of copyright caused by Internet file-sharing. At the same time, digitization has created many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459027
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Searching for Physical and Digital Media : The Evolution of Platforms for Finding Books
Baye, Michael R. - 2013
This paper provides a data-driven overview of the different online platforms that consumers use to search for books and booksellers, and documents how the use of these platforms is shifting over time. Our data suggest that, as a result of digitization, consumers are increasingly conducting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459144
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Digital Addiction
Allcott, Hunt; Gentzkow, Matthew Aaron; Song, Lena - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Many have argued that digital technologies such as smartphones and social media are addictive. We develop an economic model of digital addiction and estimate it using a randomized experiment. Temporary incentives to reduce social media use have persistent effects, suggesting social media are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012585420
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Can Social Media Rhetoric Incite Hate Incidents?$bEvidence from Trump's "Chinese Virus" Tweets
Cao, Andy; Lindo, Jason M.; Zhong, Jiee - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We investigate whether Donald Trump's "Chinese Virus" tweets contributed to the rise of anti-Asian incidents. We find that the number of incidents spiked following Trump's initial "Chinese Virus" tweets and the subsequent dramatic rise in internet search activity for the phrase....
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Access and Exposure to Local News Media in the Digital Era : Evidence from U.S. Media Markets
Bang, Minji; L'Heudé, Lucie; Postlewaite, Andrew; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Using a new comprehensive survey of adults in large U.S. media markets we show that minority and low-skill individuals, who are heavily exposed to shocks to the local economy, typically have stronger preferences for and stronger ex- posure to local news than high-skill and white individuals. At...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322823
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Identifying Ideology : Experimental Evidence on Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
Bursztyn, Leonardo - 2014
Identifying the role of intrinsic, ideological motivation in political behavior is confounded by agents' consequential aims and social concerns. We present results from two experiments that implement a methodology isolating Pakistani men's intrinsic motives for expressing anti-American ideology,...
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Politics 2.0 : The Multifaceted Effect of Broadband Internet on Political Participation
Campante, Filipe R. - 2013
We investigate the causal impact of broadband Internet on political participation using data from Italy. We show that …, broadband fostered other forms of online and offline participation. Over time, the negative effect was reverted due to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459633
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Participation and Duration of Environmental Agreements
Battaglini, Marco - 2012
We analyze participation in international environmental agreements (IEAs) in a dynamic game where countries pollute and … participation is feasible. Participation becomes attractive because only large coalitions commit to long-term agreements that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460076