xinming du

Xinming Du is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the National University of Singapore.

Date: December 19, 2023

Episode Details:

In this episode, we discuss Prof. Du’s work on how social media affects offline violence:

“Symptom or Culprit? Social Media, Air Pollution, and Violence” by Xinming Du.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “Experimental Evidence of Massive-Scale Emotional Contagion Through Social Networks” by Adam Kramer, Jamie Guillory, and Jeffrey Hancock.

• “Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia” by Ruben Enikolopov, Alexey Makarin, and Maria Petrova.

• “Fanning the Flames of Hate: Social Media and Hate Crime” by Karsten Muller and Carlo Schwarz.

• Episode 35 of Probable Causation: Erich Muehlegger

• “Toxic Content and User Engagement on Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment” by George Beknazar-Yuzbashev, Rafael Jiménez Durán, Jesse McCrosky, and Mateusz Stalinski.

• “Social Media and Mental Health” by Luca Braghieri, Ro’ee Levy, and Alexey Makarin.