Political polarization and the impact of internet and social media use in Brazil
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Keywords
political polarization; broadband internet; Brazil;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
- L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2022-02-14 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-CUL-2022-02-14 (Cultural Economics)
- NEP-HIS-2022-02-14 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-ICT-2022-02-14 (Information and Communication Technologies)
- NEP-PAY-2022-02-14 (Payment Systems and Financial Technology)
- NEP-POL-2022-02-14 (Positive Political Economics)
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