Traditionally focused on external constraints, economists are increasingly recognizing the
importance of internal constraints that reflect perceptions as much as reality. Perceived self …

Introduction While public health campaigns disseminated through Twitter have multiple
theoretical advantages over other strategies (eg, a high potential reach and low economic …

Media outlets often present diverging, even conflicting, perspectives on reality—not only
informing, but potentially misinforming audiences. We study the extent to which …

The rise of opinion programs has transformed television news. Because they present
anchors' subjective commentary and analysis, opinion programs often convey conflicting …

Social tipping can accelerate behaviour change consistent with policy objectives in diverse
domains from social justice to climate change. Hypothetically, however, group identities …

We test the effectiveness of an entertainment education TV series, MTV Shuga, aimed at
providing information and changing attitudes and behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. Using a …

In this survey, we review the literature on the impact of exposure to the media. We cast a
wide net and cover media impacts on education, family choices, labor and migration …

This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first
American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation, a fictional portrayal of the KKK's …

I study the role of aspirations in economic development drawing on the existing theoretical
and empirical literature and provide some new empirical findings using individual level data …

This paper presents experimental evidence on the impact of a role model on secondary
school students' exam performance in Uganda. Students were individually randomized to …