Department of Economics
March 21, 2017

Political Polarization not Mainly Driven by Web, Study Finds.

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A study by Professor Jesse Shapiro and co-authors finds that those less plugged into the internet and social media are at least as politically polarized as others, suggesting that deeper forces are driving America's political polarization.

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See the News from Brown feature. This research is receiving a lot of hype from multiple sources including, QuartzBloombergUS News & World ReportEsquire, and Washington Post