Reading list for the students of Economics of Networks - Academic Year 2018-19
Culture, media and politics
- Alabrese, E., Fetzer, T. R. (2018). Who is NOT Voting for Brexit Anymore? CESifo Working Paper No. 7389.
- Altomonte, C., Gennaro, G., Passarelli, F. (2019). Collective Emotions and Protest Vote. CESifo Working Paper No. 7463.
- Aasve, A., Daniele, G., Le Moglie, M. (2018). Never Forget the First Time: The Persistent Effects of Corruption and the Rise of Populism in Italy. SSRN Paper.
- Adena, M., Enikopolov, R., Petrova, M., Santarosa, V., Zhuravskay, E. (2015). Radio and the rise of Nazis in prewar Germany. Quarterly Journal of Economics 130 (4): 1885-1939.
- Algan, Y., Guriev, S., Papaioannu, E., Passari, E. (2018). The European Trust Crisis and the Rise of Populism. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.
- Allcott, H., Gentzkow, M. (2017). Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election. Journal of Economic Perspectives 31(2): 211-236.
- Barrera, O., Guriev, S., Henry, E., Zhuravskaya, E. (2018). Facts, Alternative Facts, and Fact Checking in Times of Post-Truth Politics. CEPR Discussion Paper.
- Becker, S. O., Fetzer, T., Novy, D. (2016). Who Voted for Brexit? A Comprehensive District-Level Analysis. University of Warwick Department of Economics Working Papers Series N. 2016/305.
- Benesch, C., Stadelmann, D., Loretz, S., Thomas, T. (2018). Media Coverage and Immigration Worries: Econometric Evidence. Dusseldorf Institute for Competition Economics Discussion Paper N. 288.
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Bursztyn, L., Egorov, G., Fiorin, S. (2017). From Extreme to Mainstream: How Social Norms Unravel. NBER Working Paper N. 23415.
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Carlsson, M., Dahl, G. B., Rooth, D.-O. (2019). Backlash in Policy Attitudes After the Election of Extreme Political Parties. NBER Working Paper N. 21062.
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Couttenier, M., Hatte, S., Thoenig, M., Vlachos, S. (2019). The logic of fear: populism and media coverage of immigrant crimes. CEPR Discussion Paper DP13496.
- Durante, R., Pinotti, P., Tesei, A. (2017). The political legacy of entertainment TV. American Economic Review, forthcoming.
- Fetzer, T. (2018). Did Austerity Cause Brexit? University of Warwick Department of Economics Working Paper N. 106213.
- Fontana, M., Nannicini, T., Tabellini, G. (2017). Historical roots of political extremism: the effect of Nazi occupation of Italy. CEPR Discussion Paper DP11758.
- Friehe, T., Muller, H., Neumeier, F. (2019). Media’s Role in the Making of a Democrat: Evidence from East Germany. CESifo Working Paper No. 7485.
- Guiso, L., Herrera, H., Morelli, M., Sonno, T. (2017). Demand and Supply of Populism. EIEF Working Paper N. 173.
- Kearney, M. S., Levine, P. B. (2015). Media Influences on Social Outcomes: The Impact of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant on Teen Childbearing. American Economic Review 105(12): 3597–3632.
- Lee, N., Morris, K., Kemeny, T. (2018). Immobility and the Brexit vote. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, forthcoming.
- Manacorda, M., Tesei, A. (2016). Liberation Technology: Mobile Phones and Political Mobilization in Africa". R&R Econometrica.
- Mastrorocco, N., Minale, L. (2019). The Effect of News Media on Attitudes: Evidence from Crime Perceptions in Italy. Journal of Public Economics, forthcoming.
- Meyersson, E. (2017). Pious populists at the gate. A case study of economic development in Turkey under AKP. Economics of Transition 25(2): 271-312.
- Miner, L. (2017). The unintended consequences of Internet diffusion. Journal of Public Economics 132: 66-78.
- Szeidl, A., Szucs, F. (2017). Media Capture through Favor Exchange in Hungary. CEPR Discussion Paper N. 11875.
Migration
- Anelli, M., Peri, G. (2016). Does Emigration Delay Political Change? Evidence from Italy during the Great Recession. NBER Working Paper No. 22350.
- Baldini, M. Federici, M. (2011). Ethnic discrimination in the Italian rental housing market. Journal of Housing Economics 20: 1-14.
- Becker, S. O., Fetzer, T. (2016). Does Migration Cause Extreme Voting? University of Warwick Department of Economics Working Paper Series N. 2016/306.
- Bertoli, S., Ruyssen, I. (2016). Networks and Migrants’ Intended Destination. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10213.
- Bracco, E., De Paola, M., Green, C., Scoppa, V. (2017). The Effect Of Far Right Parties On The Location Choice Of Immigrants: Evidence From Lega Nord Mayors. Lancaster University Economics Working Paper Series 07/2017.
- Dustmann, C., Vasiljeva, K., Damm, A. P. (2016). Refugee Migration and Electoral Outcomes. CReAM (Center for Research & Analysis of Migration) Discussion Paper 19/16.
- Edo, A., Giesing, Y., Öztunc, J., Poutvaraa, P. (2018). Immigration and Electoral Support for the Far-Left and the Far-Right. CESifo Working Paper No. 6918.
- Felfe, C., Kocher, M. G., Rainer, H., Saurer, J., Siedler, T. (2018). More Opportunity, More Cooperation? The Behavioral Effects of Birthright Citizenship on Immigrant Youth. CESifo Working Paper No. 6991.
- Grigorieff, A., Roth, C., Ubfal, D., (2016). Does Information Change Attitudes Towards Immigrants? Representative Evidence from Survey Experiments. IGIER Working Paper n. 590.
- Jeannet, A.-M. (2017). Political Distrust in Europe: The Impact of Immigration and the Global Economic Crisis. Bocconi University, Dondena Center Working Paper 102.
- Lonsky, J. (2018). Does Immigration Decrease Far-Fight Popularity? Evidence from Finnish Municipalities. University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics, 6471.
- Manchin, M., Orazbayev, S. (2016). Social networks and the intention to migrate. University of Milano Development Working Paper No. 409.
- Markussen, S., Røed, K. (2016). Gendered Entrepreneurship Networks. IZA Discussion Paper 9984.
- Mastrobuoni, G., & Pinotti, P. (2015). Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7(2).
- Mayda, A. M., Peri, G., Steingress, W. (2018). The Political Impact of Immigration: Evidence from the United States. CEPR Discussion Paper 12848.
- Nguyen, H. C., Nordman, C. J. (2016). Household Entrepreneurship and Social Networks: Panel Data Evidence from Vietnam. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10482.
- Ochsner, C., Roesel, Felix (2016). Migrating Extremists. CESIfo Working Paper 5799.
- Parsons, C., Vézina, P. L. (2016). Migrant Networks and Trade: The Vietnamese Boat People as a Natural Experiment. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10112.
- Pinotti, P. (2017). Clicking on Heaven's Door: The Effect of Immigrant Legalization on Crime. American Economic Review 107(1): 138-168.
- Poutvaara, P., Steinhardt, M. (2019). Bitterness in life and attitudes towards immigration. European Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming.
- Rueda, V., Laval, G., Patin, E. (2016). Achieving the American Dream: Cultural Distance, Cultural Diversity and Economic Performance. University of Oxford Discussion Papers in Economic and Social History Number 140.
- Sekeris, P., Vasilakis, C. (2016). The Mediterranean Refugees Crisis and Extreme Right Parties: Evidence from Greece. MPRA Paper N. 72222.
- Steynmair, A. (2016). Exposure to Refugees and Voting for the Far-Right. (Unexpected) Results from Austria. IZA Discussion Paper No. 9790.
Networks
- Alesina, A., Piccolo, S. and Pinotti, P. (2017), Organized Crime, Violence, and Politics, NBER Working Paper. Revise & Resubmit, The Review of Economic Studies.
- Anelli, M., Peri, G. (2016). Does Emigration Delay Political Change? Evidence from Italy during the Great Recession. NBER Working Paper No. 22350.
- Bertoli, S., Ruyssen, I. (2016). Networks and Migrants’ Intended Destination. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10213.
- Billings, S. B., Deming, D., Ross, S. L. (2016). Partners in Crime Schools, Neighborhoods and the Formation of Criminal Networks. NBER Working Paper No. 21962.
- Buonanno, P., Durante, R., Prarolo, G., Vanin, P. (2015). Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse in the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia. Economic Journal 125: F175–F202.
- Cingano, F., Rosolia, A. (2012). People I Know: Job Search and Social Networks. Journal of Labor Economics 30(2): 291-332.
- Cingano, F., Pinotti, P. (2013). Politicians at work. The private returns and social costs of political connections. Journal of the European Economic Association 11(2): 1-32.
- Costa, D., L. Kahn, M., Roudiez, C., Wilson, S. (2016). Persistent Social Networks: Civil War Veterans who Fought Together Co-Locate in Later Life. NBER Working Paper No. 22397.
- Dessì, R., Piccolo, S. (2016). Merchant guilds, taxation and social capital. European Economic Review 83: 90-110.
- Djemai, E. (2017). Roads and the Spread of AIDS in Africa. Working Papers DT/2017/16, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
- Fang, Y., Hasan, I., LiuLing, L., Wang, H. (2016). Do Social Networks Encourage Risk taking? Evidence from Bank CEOs. Baffi Carefin Centre Research Paper Series No. 2016- 41: Bocconi University of Milan.
- Jahn, E., Neugart, M. (2016). Do Neighbors Help Finding a Job? Social Networks and Labor Market Outcomes After Plant Closures. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10480.
- Kemeny, T., Feldman, M., Ethridge, F., Zoller, T. (2016). The economic value of local social networks. Journal of Economic Geography 16: 1101-1122.
- Manchin, M., Orazbayev, S. (2016). Social networks and the intention to migrate. University of Milano Development Working Paper No. 409.
- Meier, S., Pierce, L., Vaccaro, A., La Cara, B. (2016). Trust and in-group favoritism in a culture of crime. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 132: 78-92.
- Pinotti, P. (2015). The Economics of Organized Crime: Preliminary Evidence Across Countries. The Economic Journal 125: F158-F174.
- Pinotti, P. (2015). The economic cost of organized crime: evidence from Southern Italy. The Economic Journal 125: 203-232.
- Satyanath, S., Voigtländer, N., Voth, J. (2017). Bowling for fascism: social capital and the rise of the Nazi party. Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming.
- Tanaka, T., Camerer, C. F. (2016). Trait perceptions influence economic out-group bias: lab and field evidence from Vietnam. Experimental Economics 19(3): 513-534.
Online networks
- Barberà, P. (2015). How Social Media Reduce Mass Political Polarization. Evidence from Germany, Spain, and the United States. Paper prepared for the 2015 APSA Conference.
- Billari, F., Giuntella, O., Stella, L. (2017). Broadband Internet, Digital Temptations, and Sleep. IZA Discussion Paper 11050.
- Billari, F. Giuntella, O., Stella, L. (2017). Does Broadband Internet Affect Fertility? IZA Discussion Paper 10935.
- Cammerts, B., van Dijk, J., Helsper, H. (2015). Investigating Outcomes of Online Engagement. MEDIA@LSE Working Paper Series N. 28.
- Gavazza, A., Nardotto, M., Valletti, T. (2019). Internet and Politics: Evidence from UK Local Elections and Local Government Policies. Review of Economic Studies, forthcoming.
- Amaral Garcia, S., Nardotto, M., Propper, C., Valletti, T. (2018). Internet and health choices: evidence from the UK.
Religion
- Adamczyk, E., LaFreeG. (2015). Religiosity and reactions to terrorism. Social Science Research 52: 17-29.
- Benabou, R., Ticchi, D., Vindigni, A. (2015). Moral values and economic behaviour. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 105(5): 346–351.
- Bittschi, B., Borgloh, S., Wigger, B. (2016). Secularization, tax policy and prosocial behavior. Paper presented at the 2015 Annual Conference of the German Economic Association.
- Campante, F., Yanagizawa-Drott, D. (2016). Does religion affect economic growth and happiness? Evidence from Ramadan. Quarterly Journal of Economics 130(2): 615-658.
- Chua, S. H., Gächter, S., Hoffmann, R., Tan, J. H. W. (2016). Religion, discrimination and trust across three cultures. European Economic Review 90: 280-301.
- Esteban, J. Levy, G., Mayoral, L. (2016). Personal liberty, religiosity and effort. Barcelona GSE Working Paper: 843.
- Gershman, B. (2016). Witchcraft beliefs and the erosion of social capital: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Journal of Development Economics 120: 182-208.
- Herzer, D.; Strulik, H. (2016). Religiosity and long-run productivity growth, Discussion Papers, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research, No. 284.
- Nunziata, L., Rocco, L. (2016). A tale of minorities: evidence on religious ethics and entrepreneurship. Journal of Economic Growth 21: 189–224.
Terrorism and war
- Arvanitidis, P, Economou, A., Kollias, C. (2016). Terrorism’s effects on social capital in European countries. Public Choice 169(3), 231–250.
- Benmelech, E., Berrebi, C., Klor, E. (2012). Economic Conditions and the Quality of Suicide Terrorism. Journal of Politics. 74: 113-128.
- Benmelech, E., Klor, E. (2016). What explains the flow of foreign fighters to ISIS? NBER Working Paper N. 22190.
- Berrebi, C., Ostwald, J. (2015). Terrorism and fertility: evidence for a causal influence of terrorism on fertility. Oxford Economic Papers 67 (1): 63-82.
- Blomberg, S. B., Hess, G. D., Tan, D. Y. (2011). Terrorism and the economics of trust. Journal of Peace Research 48(3): 383–398.
- Caruso, R., Schneider, F. (2011). The socio-economic determinants of terrorism and political violence in Western Europe. European Journal of Political Economy 27: S37–S49.
- Ezcurra, R., Palacios, D. (2016). Terrorism and spatial disparities: Does interregional inequality matter? European Journal of Political Economy 42, 60–74.
- Fontana, M., Nannicini, T., Tabellini, G. (2017). Historical roots of political extremism: the effect of Nazi occupation of Italy. CEPR Discussion Paper DP11758.
- Gries, T., Meierrieks, M., Redlin, M. (2015). Oppressive governments, dependence on the USA, and anti-American terrorism. Oxford Economic Papers 67 (1): 83-103.
- Guriev, S., Melnikov, N. (2016). War, Inflation, and Social Capital. American Economic Review Papers & Proceedings 106(5): 230-35.
- Jennings, C., Sanchez-Pages, S. (2017). Social capital, conflict and welfare. Journal of Development Economics 124: 157-167.
- Kis-Katos, C., Liebert, H., Schulze, G. (2015). On the heterogeneity of terror. European Economic Review 68: 116-136.
- Metcalfe, R., Powdthavee, N., Dolan, P. (2011). Destruction and Distress: Using a Quasi-Experiment to Show the Effects of the September 11 Attacks on Mental Well-Being in the United Kingdom. The Economic Journal 121: F81–F103.
- Rehman, F., Vanin, P. (2017). Terrorism risk and democratic preferences in Pakistan. Journal of Development Economics 42: 60-74.
Tolerance and discrimination
- Alesina, A., Brioschi, B., La Ferrara, E. (2016). Violence Against Women: A Cross-cultural Analysis for Africa. NBER Working Paper No. 21901.
- Chua, S. H., Gächter, S., Hoffmann, R., Tan, J. H. W. (2016). Religion, discrimination and trust across three cultures. European Economic Review 90: 280-301.
- Edelman, B. G., Luca, M., Svirsky, D. (2017) Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: Evidence from a Field Experiment. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, forthcoming.
- Farfan-Vallespin, A., Bonick, M. (2016). On the Origins and Consequences of Racism. Constitutional Economics Network Working Paper 02/2016.
- Fryer, R. J. (2016). An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force. NBER Working Paper N. 22399.
- Ge, Y., Knittel, C. R., MacKenzie, D., Zoepf, S. (2016). Racial and Gender Discrimination in Transportation Network Companies. NBER Working Paper No. 22776.
- Gershman, B. (2016). Witchcraft beliefs and the erosion of social capital: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Journal of Development Economics 120: 182-208.
- Glover, D., Pallais, A., Pariente, W. (2016). Discrimination as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence from French Grocery Stores. NBER Working Paper No. 22786.
- Guiso, L., Herrera, H., Morelli, M., Sonno, T. (2017). Demand and Supply of Populism. EIEF Working Paper N. 173.
- Saleem, M., Prot, S., Anderson, C. A., Lemieux, A. F. (2016). Exposure to Muslims in Media and Support for Public Policies Harming Muslims. Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650215619214.
- Weichselbaumer, D., Kepler, J. (2016). Discrimination against Female Migrants. Wearing Headscarves. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10217.
Trust
- Algan, Y., Cahuc, P. (2014). Trust, Growth and Well-being: New Evidence and Policy Implications. In Aghion, P., Durlauf, S. N. (Eds). Handbook of Economic Growth. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
- Algan, Y., Guriev, S., Papaioannu, E., Passari, E. (2018). The European Trust Crisis and the Rise of Populism. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.
- Arvanitidis, P, Economou, A., Kollias, C. (2016). Terrorism’s effects on social capital in European countries. Public Choice 169(3), 231–250.
- Beugelsdijk, S., Klasing, M. J. (2016). Diversity and trust: The role of shared values. Journal of Comparative Economics 44(3): 522-540.
- Butler, J. V., Giuliano, P., Guiso, L. (2016). The right amount of trust. Journal of the European Economic Association 14(5): 1155-1180.
- Chi, E., Kwon, H. I. (2016). The trust-eroding effect of perceived inequality: Evidence from East Asian new democracies. Social Science Journal 53(3): 318-328.
- Chua, S. H., Gächter, S., Hoffmann, R., Tan, J. H. W. (2016). Religion, discrimination and trust across three cultures. European Economic Review 90: 280-301.
- Ermisch, J., Gambetta, D. (2011). Do strong family ties inhibit trust? Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 75: 365–376.
- Guiso, L., Sapienza, P., Zingales, L. (2015). Trusting the stock market. NBER Working Paper No. 11648.
- Lichter, A., Löffler, M., Siegloch, S. (2015). The Economic Costs of Mass Surveillance: Insights from Stasi Spying in East Germany. IZA Discussion Paper 9245.
- Meier, S., Pierce, L., Vaccaro, A., La Cara, B. (2016). Trust and in-group favoritism in a culture of crime. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 132: 78-92.
- Mendolia, S., Tosh, A., Yerokhin, O. (2016). Ethnic Diversity and Trust: New Evidence from Australian Data. Economic Record 92: 648-665.
- Tesei, A. (2016). Trust and racial income inequality. R&R Economica.