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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP17210 |
DP17210 Online Political Debates | |
Leonardo D'Amico; Guido Tabellini | |
发表日期 | 2022-04-11 |
出版年 | 2022 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | We study how individuals comment on political news posted on Reddit’s main political forum during the 2016 US Presidential Election. We present two main findings. First, opposite partisan users comment on the same news sources, but on different news. Second, partisan users behave very differently from independents if the news is bad for a candidate. Compared to independents, partisan comments on bad news are less frequent on the own candidate, and more frequent on the opponent. The content of the comments also suggests that partisan users are less likely to accept bad news on their candidate, and more likely on the opponent. This behavior is consistent with motivated reasoning, and with the predictions of a model of rational inattention where the cost of attention depends on whether the news is pleasant or unpleasant. |
主题 | Political Economy |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp17210 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/546205 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Leonardo D'Amico,Guido Tabellini. DP17210 Online Political Debates. 2022. |
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