RUBEN DURANTE
Publications
THE IMPACT OF ONLINE COMPETITION ON NEWSPAPERS: EVIDENCE FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF CRAIGSLIST
(with M. Djourelova and G. Martin) forthcoming, Review of Economic Studies
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: VOXeu, VOXTalk]
THE VIRUS OF FEAR: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF EBOLA IN THE U.S.
(with F. Campante and E. Depetris-Chauvín) forthcoming, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
MEDIA AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
(with F. Campante and A. Tesei), Annual Review of Economics, 2022, vol. 14, n.1, pp. 69-91
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 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
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]
[Abstract] [Paper]
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, vol. 37, n. 109, pp. 165-199
[Abstract] [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, A., 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
CLIMATIC RISK, COOPERATION, AND THE CO-EVOLUTION OF CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS
(with J. Buggle), The Economic Journal, 2021, vol., 131, n. 637, pp. 1947-1987
[Abstract] [Paper]
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
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Bloomberg The Star VoxDev NBER Digest AEA Research Highlights]
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
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 CURS 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]
Working papers
VISUAL REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES IN NEWS MEDIA
(with E. Ash, M. Grebenshchikova, and C. Schwartz) Revise & Resubmit The Economic Journal
UNPACKING SOCIAL CAPITAL
(with N. Mastrorocco, L. Minale, and J. Snyder) Revise & Resubmit The Economic Journal
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Nadaesgratis]
MEDIA CAPTURE BY BANKS
(with A. Fabiani, L. Laeven and J.-L. Peydró), CEPR DP #15260, submitted
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Il Fatto Quotidiano]
LOST IN THE NET? BROADBAND INTERNET AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
(with D. Donati, F. Sobbrio, and D. Zejcirovic) CEPR DP #17170, submitted
CALAMITIES, COMMON INTERESTS, SHARED IDENTITY: WHAT SHAPES SOCIAL COHESION IN EUROPE?
(with C. Aksoy, A. Cabrales, M. Dolls, L. Windsteiger) CEPR DP #16186, submitted
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: VOXeu]
POLITICAL ALIGNMENT, INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION AND CRIME IN MEXICO
(with E. Gutierrez and E. Depetris-Chauvin)
Research in progress
EXPERIENCE, NARRATIVES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ATTITUDES: EVIDENCE FROM EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
(with M. Djourelova, E. Motte, E. Patacchini)
THE LIFE OF OTHERS: EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN NEWS COVERAGE OF HUMAN LOSSES ON U.S. MEDIA
POLITICAL VIEWS AND LABOR MARKET DECISIONS (with N. Ajzenmán, and C. Aksoy)
THE EFFECT OF INTERNET ON SOCIAL CAPITAL: EVIDENCE FROM NEW ITALIAN DATA
(with N. Mastrorocco, L. Minale, and J. Snyder)
PERSONALIZATION OF SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS AND IDEOLOGICAL POLARIZATION
(with R. Levy, R. Enikolopov)
PAYWALLS, INFORMATION INEQUITIES, AND POLARIZATION
(with L. Braghieri, R. Levy)
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, IDENTITY SHOCKS, AND BELIEFS IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES
"PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES": PERSPECTIVE-TAKING, POLARIZATION, AND COOPERATION
(with R. Levy)