RUBEN DURANTE
Publications
UNPACKING SOCIAL CAPITAL
(with N. Mastrorocco, L. Minale, and J. Snyder) forthcoming, The Economic Journal
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Nadaesgratis]
THE IMPACT OF ONLINE COMPETITION ON NEWSPAPERS: EVIDENCE FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF CRAIGSLIST
(with M. Djourelova, G. Martin) forthcoming, Review of Economic Studies
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: VOXeu, VOXTalk]
MEDIA SLANT AND PUBLIC POLICY VIEWS
(with M. Djourelova, E. Motte, E. Patacchini), American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, 2024, vol. 114,
pp. 684-689
[Paper]
THE VIRUS OF FEAR: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF EBOLA IN THE U.S.
(with F. Campante, E. Depetris-Chauvín), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024, vol. 16, n.1,
pp. 480-509
SALIENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAST-MINUTE ELECTORAL PUNISHMENT
(with N. Ajzenmán) The Economic Journal, 2023, vol. 133, n. 649, pp. 460–476,
MEDIA AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
(with F. Campante and A. Tesei), Annual Review of Economics, 2022, vol. 14, n.1, pp. 69-91
MEDIA ATTENTION AND STRATEGIC TIMING IN POLITICS: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS
(with M. Djourelova) American Journal of Political Science, 2022, vol. 66, n. 4, pp. 813-834
REAL-TIME INEQUALITY AND THE WELFARE STATE IN MOTION: EVIDENCE FROM COVID-19 IN SPAIN [ON COVID-19]
(with O. Aspachs, J. Montalvo, A. Graziano, J. Mestres, M. Reynal-Querol), Economic Policy, 2022, vol. 37, n. 109, pp. 165-199
[Abstract] [Paper]
INTERNAL MIGRATION NETWORKS AND MORTALITY IN HOME COMMUNITIES: EVIDENCE FROM ITALY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (with M. Valsecchi), European Economic Review, 2021, vol. 140, 103890 [ON COVID-19]
[Paper]
TRACKING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AT HIGH FREQUENCY [ON COVID-19] (with O. Aspachs, J. G. Montalvo, A. Graziano, J. Mestres, M. Reynal-Querol), PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, n.3
ASOCIAL CAPITAL: CIVIC CULTURE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING COVID-19 [ON COVID-19]
(with L. Guiso and G. Gulino), Journal of Public Economics, 2021, vol. 194, p. 104342
CLIMATE RISK, COOPERATION, AND THE CO-EVOLUTION OF CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS
(with J. Buggle), The Economic Journal, 2021, vol., 131, n. 637, pp. 1947-1987
[Paper]
ADVERTISING SPENDING AND MEDIA BIAS: EVIDENCE FROM NEWS COVERAGE OF CAR SAFETY RECALLS
(with G. Beattie, B. Knight, and A. Sen), Management Science, 2021, vol. 67, n.2, pp. 661-1328, iii-iv
BUILDING NATIONS THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES: EVIDENCE FROM AFRICAN FOOTBALL
(with E. Depetris-Chauvin and F. Campante), American Economic Review, 2020, vol. 10, n. 5, pp. 1572-1602
[Paper] [Media coverage: Bloomberg The Star VoxDev NBER Digest AEA Research Highlights]
THE POLITICAL LEGACY OF ENTERTAINMENT TV
(with P. Pinotti, A. Tesei), American Economic Review, 2019, vol. 109, n. 7, pp. 2497-2530
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: New York Times Washington Post Slate Repubblica Haaretz ABC Sole24Ore]
POLITICS 2.0: THE MULTIFACETED EFFECT OF BROADBAND INTERNET ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
(with F. Campante and F. Sobbrio), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, vol. 16, n. 4, pp. 1094-1136
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: VoxEU Nadassgratis.es]
ATTACK WHEN THE WORLD IS NOT WATCHING: U.S. MEDIA AND THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
(with E. Zhuravskaya), Journal of Political Economy, 2018, vol. 126, n.3, pp. 1085-1133
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: VOXeu]
MARKET-BASED LOBBYING: EVIDENCE FROM ADVERTISING SPENDING IN ITALY
(with S. DellaVigna, B. Knight, E. La Ferrara), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 8, n.1, pp. 224-56
Awarded the AEA 2017 Prize for Best Paper Published in AEJ: Applied Economics
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: FT Slate Repubblica Huffington Post Guardian VOXeu AEA:Research Highlights]
POOR INSTITUTIONS, RICH MINES: RESOURCE CURSE IN THE ORIGINS OF THE SICILIAN MAFIA
(with P. Buonanno, G. Prarolo, P. Vanin), The Economic Journal, 2015, vol. 125, n. 586, pp. F175-F202
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]
PREFERENCES FOR REDISTRIBUTION AND PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
(with L. Putterman, J. van der Weele), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, vol. 12, n. 4, pp.1059-86
[Abstract] [Paper]
PARTISAN CONTROL, MEDIA BIAS AND VIEWER RESPONSES: EVIDENCE FROM BERLUSCONI'S ITALY
(with B. Knight), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, vol. 10, n. 3, pp.451-81 (leading article)
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Lavoce.info]
Edited volumes
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL MEDIA (with F. Campante, A. Tesei), CEPR Ebook, 2023
Working papers
VISUAL REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES IN NEWS MEDIA
(with E. Ash, M. Grebenshchikova, and C. Schwartz) Revise & Resubmit The Economic Journal
EXPERIENCE, NARRATIVES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ATTITUDES: EVIDENCE FROM EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
(with M. Djourelova, E. Motte, E. Patacchini) Revise & Resubmit Journal of the European Economic Association
CALAMITIES, COMMON INTERESTS, SHARED IDENTITY: WHAT SHAPES SOCIAL COHESION IN EUROPE?
(with C. Aksoy, A. Cabrales, M. Dolls, L. Windsteiger) Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Comparative Economics
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: VOXeu]
LOST IN THE NET? BROADBAND INTERNET AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
(with D. Donati, F. Sobbrio, and D. Zejcirovic) Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Health Economics
MEDIA CAPTURE BY BANKS
(with A. Fabiani, L. Laeven and J.-L. Peydró), CEPR DP #15260
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Il Fatto Quotidiano]
PARTISAN POLITICS AND PUBLIC GOOD PROVISION. EVIDENCE FROM INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MEXICO (with E. Gutierrez and E. Depetris-Chauvín)
Research in progress
PLATFORM POWER OF NEWS AGGREGATORS: EVIDENCE FROM RUSSIA
(with R. Enikolopov, D. Mikhailov, and A. Simonov)
THE ANATOMY OF CENSORSHIP AND PROPAGANDA: EVIDENCE FROM RUSSIAN WIKIPEDIAS
(with V. Avetian, U. Matter, and E. Zhuavskaya)
GENERATIVE AI AND TRUST IN THE MEDIA: EVIDENCE FROM A LARGE-SCALE FIELD EXPERIMENT
(with F. Campante, F. Hagemeister, and A. Sen)
POLITICAL BELIEFS AND LABOR MARKET DECISIONS
(with N. Ajzenmán)
COORDINATING VOTERS BETTER: HOW POLLS COUNT VOTES AND MAKE VOTES COUNT
(with S. George)
CHINA GOES HOLLYWODD
(with J. Mueller, K. Mueller, C. Schwartz)
THE EFFECT OF INTERNET ON SOCIAL CAPITAL: EVIDENCE FROM NEW ITALIAN DATA
(with N. Mastrorocco, L. Minale, and J. Snyder)
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, IDENTITY SHOCKS, AND BELIEFS IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES
(with D. Acemoglu and C. Aksoy)
PAYWALLS, INFORMATION INEQUITIES, AND POLARIZATION