Search Results - "Durante, Ruben"

Building Nations through Shared Experiences: Evidence from African Football by Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio, Durante, Ruben, Campante, Filipe

“…We examine whether shared collective experiences help build a national identity, by looking at the impact of national football teams’ victories in sub-Saharan…”
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Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse in the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia by Buonanno, Paolo, Durante, Ruben, Prarolo, Giovanni, Vanin, Paolo

“…With weak law-enforcement institutions, a positive shock to the value of natural resources may increase demand for private protection and opportunities for…”
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PARTISAN CONTROL, MEDIA BIAS, AND VIEWER RESPONSES: EVIDENCE FROM BERLUSCONI'S ITALY by Durante, Ruben, Knight, Brian

“…This paper examines whether and how viewers respond to changes in partisan bias in media news. We use data from Italy, where the main private television…”
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Tracking the impact of COVID-19 on economic inequality at high frequency by Aspachs, Oriol, Durante, Ruben, Graziano, Alberto, Mestres, Josep, Reynal-Querol, Marta, Montalvo, Jose G

“…Pandemics have historically had a significant impact on economic inequality. However, official inequality statistics are only available at low frequency and…”
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Attack When the World Is Not Watching? US News and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Durante, Ruben, Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina

“…Politicians may strategically time unpopular measures to coincide with newsworthy events that distract the media and the public. We test this hypothesis in the…”
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Media Attention and Strategic Timing in Politics: Evidence from U.S. Presidential Executive Orders by Djourelova, Milena, Durante, Ruben

“…Do politicians tend to adopt unpopular policies when the media and the public are distracted by other events? We examine this question by analyzing the timing…”
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Asocial capital: Civic culture and social distancing during COVID-19 by Durante, Ruben, Guiso, Luigi, Gulino, Giorgio

“…Social distancing can slow the spread of COVID-19 if citizens comply with it and internalize the cost of their mobility on others. We study how civic values…”
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The Political Legacy of Entertainment TV by Durante, Ruben, Pinotti, Paolo, Tesei, Andrea

“…We study the political impact of commercial television in Italy exploiting the staggered introduction of Berlusconi’s private TV network, Mediaset, in the…”
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Internal migration networks and mortality in home communities: Evidence from Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic by Valsecchi, Michele, Durante, Ruben

“…Do internal migration networks benefit or harm their home communities in case of a communicable disease? Looking at the spread of Covid in Italy and using…”
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POLITICS 2.0: THE MULTIFACETED EFFECT OF BROADBAND INTERNET ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION by Campante, Filipe, Durante, Ruben, Sobbrio, Francesco

“…We study the impact of the diffusion of high-speed Internet on different forms of political participation, using municipal data from Italy from 1996 to 2013…”
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Climate Risk, Cooperation and the Co-Evolution of Culture and Institutions by Buggle, Johannes C, Durante, Ruben

“…Abstract This paper examines the relationship between economic risk and the evolution of social cooperation. We hypothesise that trust developed in…”
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Salience and Accountability: School Infrastructure and Last-Minute Electoral Punishment by Ajzenman, Nicolás, Durante, Ruben

“…Abstract Can seemingly unimportant factors influence voting decisions by making certain issues salient? We study this in the context of Argentina’s 2015…”
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Advertising Spending and Media Bias: Evidence from News Coverage of Car Safety Recalls by Beattie, Graham, Durante, Ruben, Knight, Brian, Sen, Ananya

“…Do mass media bias content in favor of advertisers? If so, what market conditions limit or exacerbate this bias? We examine the relationship between…”
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Unpacking Social Capital by Durante, Ruben, Mastrorocco, Nicola, Minale, Luigi, Snyder, James M

“…Abstract We use novel survey data from Italy to shed light on key questions regarding the measurement of social capital and the use of social capital…”
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The Impact of Online Competition on Local Newspapers: Evidence from the Introduction of Craigslist by Djourelova, Milena, Durante, Ruben, Martin, Gregory J

“…Abstract How does competition from online platforms affect the organization, performance, and editorial choices of newspapers? What are the implications of…”
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Media and Social Capital by Campante, Filipe, Durante, Ruben, Tesei, Andrea

“…We survey the empirical literature in economics on the impact of media technologies on social capital. Guided by a simple model of information and collective…”
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Real-time inequality and the welfare state in motion: evidence from COVID-19 in Spain by Aspachs, Oriol, Durante, Ruben, Graziano, Alberto, Mestres, Josep, Montalvo, Jose G, Reynal-Querol, Marta

“…SUMMARY G. Montalvo and Marta Reynal-Querol?>Official statistics on economic inequality are only available at low frequency and with considerable delay. This…”
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Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy by Vigna, Stefano Della, Durante, Ruben, Knight, Brian, La Ferrara, Eliana

“…We analyze a novel lobbying channel: firms shifting spending toward a politician's business in the hope of securing favorable regulation. We examine the…”
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PREFERENCES FOR REDISTRIBUTION AND PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY by Durante, Ruben, Putterman, Louis, van der Weele, Joël

“…We conduct a laboratory experiment to study how demand for redistribution of income depends on self-interest, insurance motives, and social concerns relating…”
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PREFERENCES FOR REDISTRIBUTION AND PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY: Preferences for Redistribution: An Experiment by Durante, Ruben, Putterman, Louis, van der Weele, Joël

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