Socializing Alone: How Online Homophily Has Undermined Social Cohesion in the US
Authors
Ruben.Enikolopov, Maria.Petrova, Gianluca.Russo, David.Yanagizawa-Drott
- Pages
- 91
- Published in
- Germany
Table of Contents
- Enikolopov socializing alone.pdf 1
- Introduction 4
- Data 9
- Data Sources 10
- Measure of Social Similarity 11
- Measure of Online Homophily 11
- Empirical Strategy 12
- Empirical Challenge and Construction of the Instrument 12
- Implied First Stage: Gmail Homophily Shock and Online Homophily 16
- Results 19
- Online Homophily and Usage of Social Media 19
- Online Homophily and Offline Activity 20
- Online Homophily and Local Social Capital 22
- Online Homophily and Political Opinions 23
- Hypotheses 23
- Online Homophily and Political Homogeneity 23
- Online Homophily and Political Preferences Within Counties 24
- Online Homophily and Intensity of Political Preferences 25
- Effect of Online Homophily on Vote Shares and Turnout 26
- Gmail Homophily Shock and Total Connections 27
- Gmail Homophily Shock and Long Ties 27
- Heterogeneity of Effects 27
- Discussion and Conclusion 28
- Online Appendix (Not for publication) 53
