This Event is no longer receiving submissions.

The scientific committee of this small, informal workshop invites 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, 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

Keynote speakers

  • Maria Petrova, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR
  • Markus Prior, Princeton University

Scientific Committee

Julia Cagé (Sciences Po and CEPR), Ruben Durante (Pompeu Fabra and CEPR), Matt Gentzkow (Stanford), Alexey Makarin (EIEF and CEPR), Maria Petrova (Pompeu Fabra and CEPR), Andrea Prat (Columbia and CEPR), Markus Prior (Princeton), Jim Snyder (Harvard), David Yanagizawa-Drott (university of Zurich and CEPR)

Organizing Committee

Stefano Gagliarducci (University of Rome Tor Vergata and EIEF), Alexey Makarin (EIEF and CEPR), Francesco Sobbrio (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

 

To Apply

Please submit your paper or indicate your interest in participating at the link below:
https://portal.cepr.org/meetings/1421/info.

Authors who are CEPR affiliated or already have a CEPR profile can upload their submission by:
1) Going to https://portal.cepr.org/meetings/1421/info and log in to the CEPR portal
2) If you are a member of the OE programme area click on "Change registration details", complete the requested information and click "Submit information"
3) If you are affiliated to another programme area or not CEPR affiliated but have a CEPR profile, click on "Step 1: Apply" and complete the requested information and click "Register"

Authors who do not have a CEPR profile can upload their submission by:
1) Creating a new profile here https://portal.cepr.org/user/register  
2) Go to https://portal.cepr.org/meetings/1421/info and log in to the CEPR portal
3) Click on "Step 1: Apply" and complete the requested information and click "Register"

If you have any difficulties registering for this meeting, please contact Mandy Chan, Senior Events Officer at [email protected].

The deadline for submission of papers is 6PM Coordinated Universal Time (or GMT) on Friday 10 December 2021.