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Covid-19

The Persuasive Effect of Fox News: How Increases in Fox News Viewership Reduced Compliance With Social Distancing Guidelines

Jean-Pierre Dubé
Using zip-code level data on Fox News viewership and individual cellphone movement data, a recent study finds that increasing the local viewership of Fox...
Income Inequality

Police Stops of Black Drivers Increase Following Trump Rallies, New Study Suggests 

Pauline Grosjean
A new study looks into how Trump's 2016 presidential campaign affected police behavior toward Black Americans and finds that the probability that a Black...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

How Hedge Fund Performance Fees Fail Investors

Itzhak Ben-David
In the hedge fund industry, there is a material disconnect between funds’ lifetime performance and lifetime incentive fees for managers. A new study analyzes...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Do People Think Finance Benefits Society?

Manish Jha
A new paper seeks to measure popular sentiment toward finance based on mentions of “finance” in millions of books, spanning eight languages and hundreds...
Covid-19

How Personal Experiences With Covid-19 Are Changing Americans’ Behaviors and Political Views

Marianne Bertrand
While strong divisions persist across party lines, personal experiences with Covid-19, such as loss of income, may affect views and preferences among Americans. Since April,...
News

Prison Labor Can Create Perverse Incentives for Incarceration and Reduce Trust in Legal Institutions

Belinda Archibong
Government proponents of prison labor should be mindful of the potential for negative effects, including increased incarceration rates and citizens’ deteriorating views on state...
Covid-19

Tailoring Lockdowns for Developing Countries

Titan Alon
The Covid-19 pandemic has decimated livelihoods in developing nations, and coronavirus-related deaths are rising in Africa and South Asia at an alarming rate. How...
Covid-19

Can Covid-19 Erode Young Individuals’ Trust in Politics for Decades to Come?

Cevat Giray Aksoy
A new study shows that exposure to an epidemic during one's “impressionable years” (18-25) has a persistent negative effect on trust in political institutions...
Covid-19

Lifting Lockdown Measures Won’t Bring Back Lost Jobs, New Study Suggests

Yongseok Shin
A new paper examines data on local outbreaks in South Korea and finds that even in the absence of lockdowns, an increase in confirmed...
News

A New Stigler Center Case Study Explores the Link Between Italy’s Morandi Bridge Disaster and Crony Capitalism

Stefano Feltri
Two years ago, the Morandi bridge collapse claimed 43 lives. Based on financial statements, Italian government documents, and interviews with independent experts and corporate...
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