Browsing by Author "Yanagizawa-Drott, David"

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    • Can Good Products Drive Out Bad? Evidence from Local Markets for (Fake?) Antimalarial Medicine in Uganda 

      Björkman-Nyqvist, Martina; Svensson, Jakob; Yanagizawa-Drott, David (Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2012-08)
      Counterfeit and sub-standard antimalarial drugs present a growing threat to public health. This paper investigates the mechanisms that determine the prevalence of fake antimalarial drugs in local markets, their effects, ...

    • Do Political Protests Matter? Evidence from the Tea Party Movement 

      Madestam, A.; Shoag, Daniel W; Veuger, S.; Yanagizawa-Drott, David Hans (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013)
      Can protests cause political change, or are they merely symptoms of underlying shifts in policy preferences? We address this question by studying the Tea Party movement in the United States, which rose to prominence through ...

    • Does Religion Affect Economic Growth and Happiness? Evidence from Ramadan 

      Campante, Filipe; Yanagizawa-Drott, David (Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2013-12)
      We study the economic effects of religious practices in the context of the observance of Ramadan fasting, one of the central tenets of Islam. To establish causality, we exploit variation in the length of the fasting period ...

    • Propaganda and Conflict: Evidence from the Rwandan Genocide 

      Yanagizawa-Drott, David Hans (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014)
      This paper investigates the role of mass media in times of conflict and state-sponsored mass violence against civilians. We use a unique village-level dataset from the Rwandan Genocide to estimate the impact of a popular ...

    • Propaganda and Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Rwandan Genocide 

      Yanagizawa-Drott, David (Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2012-08)
      This paper investigates the role of mass media in times of conflict and state-sponsored violence. A model of collective violence is presented where mass media has the potential to increase participation in conflict by ...

    • Shaping the Nation: The Effect of Fourth of July on Political Preferences and Behavior in the United States 

      Madestam, Andreas; Yanagizawa-Drott, David Hans (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2012)
      This paper examines whether social interactions and cultural practices affect political views and behavior in society. We investigate the issue by documenting a major social and cultural event at different stages in life: ...