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Working Papers

2025

1. Sources of Market Power in Web Search: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2024

2. What is Newsworthy? Theory and Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2023

3. Geographic Variation in Healthcare Utilization: The Role of Physicians
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
4. Structural Estimation Under Misspecification: Theory and Implications for Practice
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2022

5. Pricing Power in Advertising Markets: Theory and Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
6. What Drives Risky Prescription Opioid Use? Evidence from Migration
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2021

7. Digital Addiction
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

8. Affective Polarization Did Not Increase During the Coronavirus Pandemic
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
9. Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
10. Experienced Segregation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
11. Polarization and Public Health: Partisan Differences in Social Distancing during the Coronavirus Pandemic
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (428)
12. Transparency in Structural Research
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
13. What Explains Temporal and Geographic Variation in the Early US Coronavirus Pandemic?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)

2019

14. Place-Based Drivers of Mortality: Evidence from Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
15. Selection with Variation in Diagnostic Skill: Evidence from Radiologists
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
16. The Welfare Effects of Social Media
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
17. Trends in the Diffusion of Misinformation on Social Media
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)

2018

18. On the Informativeness of Descriptive Statistics for Structural Estimates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2017

19. Is the Internet Causing Political Polarization? Evidence from Demographics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
20. Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (544)
21. Text as Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (52)
22. Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)

2016

23. Measuring Group Differences in High-Dimensional Choices: Method and Application to Congressional Speech
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2014

24. Do Pharmacists Buy Bayer? Informed Shoppers and the Brand Premium
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Do Pharmacists Buy Bayer? Informed Shoppers and the Brand Premium, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2015) View citations (75) (2015)
25. Measuring the Sensitivity of Parameter Estimates to Estimation Moments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
26. Media Bias in the Marketplace: Theory
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
27. Sources of Geographic Variation in Health Care: Evidence from Patient Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2013

28. Ideology and Online News
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Ideology and Online News, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2012

29. Competition and Ideological Diversity: Historical Evidence from US Newspapers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Competition and Ideological Diversity: Historical Evidence from US Newspapers, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (120) (2014)
30. Do Newspapers Serve the State? Incumbent Party Influence on the US Press, 1869-1928
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article DO NEWSPAPERS SERVE THE STATE? INCUMBENT PARTY INFLUENCE ON THE US PRESS, 1869–1928, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2015) View citations (33) (2015)

2011

31. Competition in Persuasion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)

2010

32. Ideological Segregation Online and Offline
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Ideological Segregation Online and Offline, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2011) View citations (202) (2011)
33. The Evolution of Brand Preferences: Evidence from Consumer Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article The Evolution of Brand Preferences: Evidence from Consumer Migration, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (165) (2012)

2009

34. Bayesian Persuasion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org (2009) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Bayesian Persuasion, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (600) (2011)
35. Persuasion: Empirical Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Persuasion: Empirical Evidence, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2010) View citations (321) (2010)
36. The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (241) (2011)

2006

37. Does Television Rot Your Brain? New Evidence from the Coleman Study
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
38. Valuing New Goods in a Model with Complementarities: Online Newspapers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
39. What Drives Media Slant? Evidence from U.S. Daily Newspapers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article What Drives Media Slant? Evidence From U.S. Daily Newspapers, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2010) View citations (637) (2010)

2005

40. Media Bias and Reputation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Media Bias and Reputation, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (488) (2006)

2004

41. Media, Education, and anti-Americanism in the Muslim World
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (97)
    See also Journal Article Media, Education and Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (99) (2004)
42. The Rise of the Fourth Estate: How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
    See also Chapter The Rise of the Fourth Estate. How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (75) (2006)

Journal Articles

2016

1. A Rothschild-Stiglitz Approach to Bayesian Persuasion
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 597-601 View citations (85)

2015

2. DO NEWSPAPERS SERVE THE STATE? INCUMBENT PARTY INFLUENCE ON THE US PRESS, 1869–1928
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2015, 13, (1), 29-61 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper Do Newspapers Serve the State? Incumbent Party Influence on the US Press, 1869-1928, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
3. Do Pharmacists Buy Bayer? Informed Shoppers and the Brand Premium
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (4), 1669-1726 View citations (75)
   See also Working Paper Do Pharmacists Buy Bayer? Informed Shoppers and the Brand Premium, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (10) (2014)

2014

4. Competition and Ideological Diversity: Historical Evidence from US Newspapers
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (10), 3073-3114 View citations (120)
   See also Working Paper Competition and Ideological Diversity: Historical Evidence from US Newspapers, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (27) (2012)
5. Costly Persuasion
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 457-62 View citations (48)
6. Trading Dollars for Dollars: The Price of Attention Online and Offline
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 481-88 View citations (17)

2012

7. The Evolution of Brand Preferences: Evidence from Consumer Migration
   American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (6), 2472-2508 View citations (165)
   See also Working Paper The Evolution of Brand Preferences: Evidence from Consumer Migration, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (62) (2010)

2011

8. Bayesian Persuasion
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (6), 2590-2615 View citations (600)
   See also Working Paper Bayesian Persuasion, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
9. Ideological Segregation Online and Offline
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (4), 1799-1839 View citations (202)
   See also Working Paper Ideological Segregation Online and Offline, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (15) (2010)
10. The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (7), 2980-3018 View citations (241)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2010

11. Persuasion: Empirical Evidence
    Annual Review of Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 643-669 View citations (321)
    See also Working Paper Persuasion: Empirical Evidence, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (18) (2009)
12. What Drives Media Slant? Evidence From U.S. Daily Newspapers
    Econometrica, 2010, 78, (1), 35-71 View citations (637)
    See also Working Paper What Drives Media Slant? Evidence from U.S. Daily Newspapers, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (47) (2006)

2008

13. Competition and Truth in the Market for News
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (2), 133-154 View citations (124)
14. Preschool Television Viewing and Adolescent Test Scores: Historical Evidence from the Coleman Study
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (1), 279-323 View citations (129)

2007

15. Valuing New Goods in a Model with Complementarity: Online Newspapers
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (3), 713-744 View citations (315)

2006

16. Media Bias and Reputation
    Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (2), 280-316 View citations (488)
    See also Working Paper Media Bias and Reputation, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (30) (2005)
17. Television and Voter Turnout
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (3), 931-972 View citations (507)

2004

18. Media, Education and Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2004, 18, (3), 117-133 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper Media, Education, and anti-Americanism in the Muslim World, Microeconomics (2004) View citations (97) (2004)

Chapters

2015

1. Ideology and Online News
   A chapter in Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, 2015, pp 169-190 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Ideology and Online News, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2006

2. The Rise of the Fourth Estate. How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered
   A chapter in Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America's Economic History, 2006, pp 187-230 View citations (75)
   See also Working Paper The Rise of the Fourth Estate: How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (37) (2004)