arXiv 17 Sep 2020 · Econometrics
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This paper studies the semi-parametric identification and estimation of a rational inattention model with Bayesian persuasion. The identification requires the observation of a cross-section of market-level outcomes. The empirical content of the model can be characterized by three moment conditions. A two-step estimation procedure is proposed to avoid computation complexity in the structural model. In the empirical application, I study the persuasion effect of Fox News in the 2000 presidential election. Welfare analysis shows that persuasion will not influence voters with high school education but will generate higher dispersion in the welfare of voters with a partial college education and decrease the dispersion in the welfare of voters with a bachelors degree.
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| 1 | Matejka, Filip and Alisdair McKay (2015) Rational inattention to discrete choices | 0.874 | 7 | 2 | 100% |
| 2 | DellaVigna, Stefano and Ethan Kaplan (2007) The fox news effect: Media bias and voting | 0.874 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| 3 | Kamenica, Emir and Matthew Gentzkow (2011) Bayesian persuasion | 0.644 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
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| 8 | Gitmez, Arda and Pooya Molavi (2018) Media capture: A bayesian persuasion approach | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 9 | Goeree, Michelle Sovinsky (2008) Limited information and advertising in the us personal computer industry | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 10 | Jun, Sung Jae and Sokbae Lee (2018) Identifying the effect of persuasion | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
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