Populism and polarization in social media without fake news: The vicious circle of biases, beliefs and network homophily
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Keywords
network dynamics; internet; higher-order beliefs; learning; expertopinions; biased assimilation; confirmation bias;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-POL-2019-09-23 (Positive Political Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2019-09-23 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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