RUBEN DURANTE
Working papers
THE VIRUS OF FEAR: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF EBOLA IN THE U.S.
(with F. Campante and E. Depetris-Chauvin) Revise & Resubmit American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
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]
VISUAL REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES IN NEWS MEDIA
(with E. Ash, M. Grebenshchikova, and C. Schwartz) CEPR DP #16624, 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
POLITICAL ALIGNMENT, INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION AND CRIME IN MEXICO
(with E. Gutierrez and E. Depetris-Chauvin) Revise & Resubmit Journal of Law Economics and Organizations
ACADEMIC DYNASTIES: FAMILISM, CIVIC CAPITAL, AND NEPOTISM IN ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES
(with G. Labartino and R. Perotti), Revise & Resubmit American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, NBER WP #17572
[Abstract] [Paper] [Media coverage: Nadassgratis.es Lavoce.info]
Publications
MEDIA AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
(with F. Campante and A. Tesei) forthcoming Annual Review of Economics
SALIENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAST-MINUTE ELECTORAL PUNISHMENT
(with N. Ajzenmán) forthcoming The Economic Journal
MEDIA ATTENTION AND STRATEGIC TIMING IN POLITICS: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS
(with M. Djourelova) forthcoming American Journal of Political Science
[Abstract] [Paper]
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]
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
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
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, May 2020
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
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
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]
Research in progress
UNPACKING SOCIAL CAPITAL
(with N. Mastrorocco, L. Minale, and J. Snyder)
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 AFFECTIVE POLARIZATION
(with L. Braghieri, R. Levy)
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, IDENTITY SHOCKS, AND BELIEFS IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES
EXPERIENCE, NARRATIVES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE BELIEFS: EVIDENCE FROM EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
(with M. Djourelova, E. Motte, E. Patacchini)
"PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES": PERSPECTIVE-TAKING, POLARIZATION, AND COOPERATION
(with R. Levy)
THE LIFE OF OTHERS: EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN NEWS COVERAGE OF HUMAN LOSSES ON U.S. MEDIA
(with F. Campante, M. Djourelova, E. Papaioannou)