This small, informal workshop will feature submissions of high-quality empirical or theoretical research on the role of media and technology in determining the information, beliefs, and behavior of individuals in today’s society. Possible topics include:
- Production, consumption, and absorption of information
- The effect of digital and traditional media on politics and society
- Biased reporting, fake news, fact-checking, journalistic independence, and media capture
- Media policy, media funding, regulation of social media and digital platforms, media concentration
- The formation of political and societal beliefs and opinions
- The effect of innovation in media and/or communication technology on all of the above
- The impact of AI on the media space
The workshop is supported by IGIER and BAFFI research centers at Bocconi University, CEPR, the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF), and the European Research Council. This workshop has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) grant n°101116966-SOME- ERC-2023-STG, grant n°101164784-CHAIN- ERC-2024-STG, grant n° 101162903 — ECHO — ERC-2024-STG, grant n° 101125953 — POLARIZE — ERC-2023-COG.
Scientific Committee
Luca Braghieri (Bocconi University and CEPR), Leonardo Bursztyn (University of Chicago), Ruben Durante (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, National University of Singapore, and CEPR), Sarah Eichmeyer (Bocconi University and CEPR), Ruben Enikolopov (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR), Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford University), Ro’ee Levy (Tel Aviv University and CEPR), Alexey Makarin (MIT and CEPR), Gregory Martin (Stanford University), Rafael Jiménez-Durán (Bocconi University), Maria Petrova (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR), Andrea Prat (Columbia University and CEPR), Markus Prior (Princeton University), Carlo Schwarz (Bocconi University and CEPR), David Strömberg (Stockholm University), and David Yang (Harvard University).
Organising Committee
Luca Braghieri (Bocconi University and CEPR), Sarah Eichmeyer (Bocconi University and CEPR), Ruben Durante (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, National University of Singapore, and CEPR), Stefano Gagliarducci (Tor Vergata University and EIEF), Rafael Jiménez-Durán (Bocconi University), Ro’ee Levy (Tel Aviv University and CEPR), Alexey Makarin (MIT and CEPR), Andrea Prat (Columbia University and CEPR), Mounu Prem (EIEF and CEPR), Carlo Schwarz (Bocconi University and CEPR), Francesco Sobbrio (Tor Vergata University)
If you have difficulties uploading your submission, please contact Jemila Benchikh, Events Officer at [email protected]
We are no longer accepting submissions for this event. Please note that the committee will contact accepted authors in early April.
