Insult Politics in the Age of Social Media Job Market Paper
Short Abstract: Offensive rhetoric by politicians boosts engagement and electoral support, revealing incentives for incivility that deepen partisan polarization.
Working Papers
Experience, Narratives and Climate Change Beliefs
Revise & Resubmit — Journal of the European Economic Association
Experience, Narratives and Climate Change Beliefs
Short Abstract: Shared shocks do not generate shared beliefs. Natural disasters widen climate change polarization by activating partisan narratives.
Publications
Media Slant and Public Policy Views
American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, 2024.
Media Slant and Public Policy Views
Short Abstract: Exposure to partisan cable news systematically shifts citizens’ policy preferences in the direction of each channel’s slant.
Selected Work in Progress
Jury Composition and Sentencing Decisions
with
Marie Beigelman
Jury Composition and Sentencing Decisions
Short Abstract: Exploiting quasi-random jury assignment in French criminal courts, we study how laypeople's social identities affect high-stakes judicial decisions.
Media Bias of Conflict
Media Bias of Conflict
Short Abstract: Analyzing 10 million news articles with LLMs, we map the anatomy of global conflict coverage, examining how international ties drive bias and shape downstream economic outcomes.
Pre-Doctoral Publications
The Road to Recovery: The Role of Poverty in Exposure, Vulnerability and Resilience to Floods in Accra
with
Alvina Erman,
Radhika Goyal,
Akosua Asare, Shinya Takamatsu, Xiaomeng Chen, Silvia Malgioglio,
Alexander Skinner, Nobuo Yoshida, and
Stéphane Hallegatte
Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2020.
The Road to Recovery: The Role of Poverty in Exposure, Vulnerability and Resilience to Floods in Accra
Short Abstract: Differences in households’ income levels are key determinants of flood vulnerability and resilience, calling for disaster policies that account for relative rather than absolute losses.