This paper estimates the size of the media multiplier, a model-based measure of how far media coverage magnifies the … the destinations. To define and quantify the media multiplier we estimate a model in which latent beliefs, shaped by … either events or news coverage, drive card activity. According to the model, media coverage can more than triple the economic …

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refuted by the scientific community, it may continue to be a source of misinformation. The media can play an important role in … discourse. Yet, there is little evidence on whether media reporting influences the retraction process and authors’ careers …. Using a conditional difference-in-differences strategy, this paper shows that articles that gained popularity in the media …