Ro'ee Levy

Ro'ee Levy is a senior lecturer (assistant professor) at the Tel Aviv University School of Economics. His research focuses on political economy and social media. He studies the forces shaping social norms, political attitudes, and policy preferences, and their subsequent influence on individual behavior. Before joining Tel Aviv University, Ro'ee visited MIT as a post-doc and received his PhD from Yale University.

How Much Election News Do Americans Actually See on Their Phones?

Smartphones have become a primary gateway for consuming political news, but we know little about what individuals actually see on their phones. In new research, Guy Aridor, Tevel Dekel, Rafael Jiménez Durán, Ro’ee Levy, and Lena Song open the smartphone black box using novel content data and document individuals’ exposure to election-related content during the 2024 presidential election, as well as the drivers of this exposure.

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