We demonstrate that exposure to the news media causes Americans to take public stands
on specific issues, join national policy conversations, and express themselves publicly—all …

Quotas for women in government have swept the globe. Yet we know little about their
capacity to upend entrenched social, political, and economic hierarchies. Women, Power …

Background The low fertility level has become a serious social problem in China. Previous
research has argued the significant influence of media use and social trust on fertility …

This paper studies the influence of news coverage of immigrants on anti-immigrant beliefs
and behaviors. Using news transcripts, Google Trends data, and a novel dataset of Bing …

The rise of Hindu nationalism or “Hindutva”–the ideology of cultural hegemony and
politicization of a religious identity–in India has been catching a lot of attention due to its …

Using responses from a series of general election polls conducted between February and
March of 2020, we found that a non-negligible share of participants withheld information …

This dissertation consists of three essays that examine the impact of mass media on
outcomes related to elections, technology adoption, and women's welfare. In my first …