David Yanagizawa-Drott
Research
"Propaganda vs. Education: A Case Study of Hate Radio in Rwanda" Oxford Handbook of Propaganda Studies, forthcoming
“Getting Prices Right: The Impact of the Market Information Service in Uganda” (with J. Svensson) Journal of the European Economic Association, Papers & Proceedings, April-May 2009, Vol. 8 (2-3), p. 435-445
"The Strategic Determinants of U.S. Human Rights Reporting: Evidence from the Cold War” (with N. Qian) Journal of the European Economic Association, Papers & Proceedings, April-May 2009, Vol. 8 (2-3)
“Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process” (with P. Ahlerup & O. Olsson) European Journal of Political Economy, March 2009, Vol. 25, Issue 1, p.1-14
"Can Good Products Drive Out Bad? Evidence from Local Markets for (Fake?)
Antimalarial Medicine in Uganda" (with M. Bjorkman-Nyqvist & J. Svensson) submitted
"Do Political Protests Matter? Evidence from the Tea Party Movement" (with A. Madestam, D. Shoag, & S. Veuger) Online appendix here. Revise and resubmit, Quarterly Journal of Economics
"Propaganda and Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Rwandan Genocide" Revise and resubmit, Quarterly Journal of Economics
"Shaping the Nation: The Effect of Fourth of July on Political Preferences and Behavior in the United States" (with A. Madestam)
“Watchdog or Lapdog? The Effect of U.S. Strategic Objectives on Human Rights News Coverage during the Cold War” (with N. Qian) NBER Working Paper No. 15738, October 2010
"Does Limited Attention to Prices Affect Forecasting and Production? Experimental Evidence with Indian Farmers" (with S. Cole)
"What are the Economic Effects of Ethnic Cleansing? Evidence from the Rwandan Genocide" (with T. Rogall)
“Estimating Impact in Partial vs. General Equilibrium: A Cautionary Tale from a Natural Experiment in Uganda” (with J. Svensson)
"Do Fake Fertilizers and Seeds Hinder Agricultural Technology Adoption? Evidence from Uganda" (with J. Svensson)
“Economic Rents and State Repression: Evidence from the Indonesian Occupation of East Timor” (with N. Qian)
"Workers of the World, Unite: The Economic Effects of Labor Day Demonstrations in Europe" (with A. Madestam)
Do Political Protests Matter?: Bloomberg, Marginal Revolution
Fourth of July: ABC, CBS, Fox, Time.com, LA Times, Huffington Post, Washington Times, US News, National Review, Harvard Gazette
Propaganda and Conflict: The New York Times/Freakonomics