EIEF, Rome — June 26–27, 2023
Program
Monday, June 26
Chair: Andrea Prat
- 09.00 – 09.20Registration & welcoming coffee
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09.30 – 10.15
“The Effect of Independent Online Media in an Autocracy”
DiscussantDavid Strömberg (Stockholm University)
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10.15 – 11.00
“Collateral Censorship: Theory and Evidence from Venezuela”
DiscussantMounu Prem (EIEF)
- 11.00 – 11.30Coffee break
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11.30 – 12.15
“Toxic Content and User Engagement on Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment”
DiscussantLuca Braghieri (Università Bocconi)
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12.15 – 13.00
“The Effect of Content Moderation on Online and Offline Hate: Evidence from Germany’s NetzDG”
DiscussantRuben Durante (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
- 13.00 – 14.00Lunch
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14.00 – 14.45
Keynote
- 14.45 – 15.00Quick break
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15.00 – 15.45
“Fact-Checking and Misinformation: Evidence from the Market Leader”
DiscussantDavid Yanagizawa-Drott (University of Zurich)
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15.45 – 16.30
“Fact-Checking Politicians”
DiscussantGiulia Caprini (Oxford University – Nuffield College)
- 16.30 – 17.00Coffee break
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17.00 – 17.45
“Media Consolidation”
DiscussantAndrey Simonov (Columbia Business School)
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17.45 – 18.30
“Televised Debates and Emotional Appeals in Politics: Evidence from C-SPAN”
DiscussantFrancesco Sobbrio (Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”)
- 19.30 –Dinner (by invitation only)
Tuesday, June 27
Chair: Alexey Makarin
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09.30 – 10.15
“Virtual Windows Through Glass Walls? Evidence on Digitization for Mobility-Constrained Women”
DiscussantMaria Petrova (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
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10.15 – 11.00
“The Impact of Online Dating Apps on Young Adults: Evidence from Tinder”
DiscussantSarah Eichmeyer (Università Bocconi)
- 11.00 – 11.30Coffee break
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11.30 – 12.15
“Selective Exposure and Partisan Echo Chambers in Television News Consumption: Evidence from Linked Viewership, Administrative, and Survey Data”
DiscussantRo’ee Levy (Tel Aviv University)
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12.15 – 13.00
“Disengaging from Reality: Online Behavior and Unpleasant Political News”
DiscussantMarkus Prior (Princeton University)
- 13.00 – 14.00Lunch
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14.00 – 14.45
Keynote
- 14.45 – 15.00Coffee break
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15.00 – 15.45
“Identity-Based Elections”
DiscussantNina Bobkova (Rice University)
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15.45 – 16.30
“Competitive Markets for Personal Data”
DiscussantDana Foarta (Stanford GSB)
- 16.30 – 17.00Coffee break
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17.00 – 17.45
“Experience, Narratives and Climate Change Beliefs”
DiscussantAndrea Tesei (Queen Mary University of London)
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17.45 – 18.30
“The Political Economy of Propaganda: Evidence from US Newspapers”
DiscussantCharles Angelucci (MIT Sloan School of Management)
- 19.30 –Optional dinner (non-sponsored)
Keynotes: 45 minutes with no discussant and questions at the presenter’s discretion.
Speakers, Discussants, and Chairs
- Layane Alhorr — Harvard University
- Charles Angelucci — MIT Sloan
- Nina Bobkova — Rice University
- Luca Braghieri — Bocconi University
- David Broockman — University of California, Berkeley
- Julia Cagé — Sciences Po
- Giulia Caprini — Oxford University, Nuffield College
- Leonardo D’Amico — Harvard University
- Milena Djourelova — Cornell University
- Ruben Durante — Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Sarah Eichmeyer — Bocconi University
- Ruben Enikolopov — Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Dana Foarta — Stanford GSB
- Gloria Gennaro — University College London
- Matthew Gentzkow — Stanford University
- Helios Herrera — University of Warwick
- Ro’ee Levy — Tel Aviv University
- Alexey Makarin — MIT
- John Marshall — Columbia University
- Andrea Mattozzi — University of Bologna
- Arianna Ornaghi — Hertie School
- Jacopo Perego — Columbia Business School
- Maria Petrova — Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Max Posch — University of Exeter
- Andrea Prat — Columbia University
- Mounu Prem — EIEF
- Markus Prior — Princeton University
- Carlo Schwarz — Bocconi University
- Andrey Simonov — Columbia Business School
- Francesco Sobbrio — Tor Vergata University of Rome
- Mateusz Stalinski — University of Chicago
- David Strömberg — Stockholm University
- Andrea Tesei — Queen Mary University of London
- David Yanagizawa-Drott — University of Zurich
- Ekaterina Zhuravskaya — Paris School of Economics
Program participants (speakers, discussants, and chairs); affiliations as of June 2023. The full attendee list will be added.
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