analysis, opinion programs often convey conflicting narratives about reality. We experimentally document that people across the …. We then examine the consequences of diverging narratives between opinion programs in a high-stakes setting: the early … of the two most popular opinion programs, both on the same network, which adopted opposing narratives about the threat …

narratives can allow individuals to maintain a positive image when in fact acting in a morally questionable way. Conversely …, responsibilizing narratives can help sustain better social norms. We investigate when narratives emerge from a principal or the actor … himself, how they are interpreted and transmitted by others, and when they spread virally. We then turn to how narratives …

narratives can allow individuals to maintain a positive image when in fact acting in a morally questionable way. Conversely …, responsibilizing narratives can help sustain better social norms. We investigate when narratives emerge from a principal or the actor … himself, how they are interpreted and transmitted by others, and when they spread virally. We then turn to how narratives …

experiment varying news consumption shows that the media is an important source of narratives. Our findings demonstrate the …We provide evidence on narratives about the macroeconomy — the stories people tell to explain macroeconomic phenomena … — in the context of a historic surge in inflation. We measure economic narratives in open-ended survey responses and …

We provide evidence on narratives about the macroeconomy—the stories people tell to explain macroeconomic phenomena …—in the context of a historic surge in inflation. We measure economic narratives in open-ended survey responses and represent … experts and document three main findings. First, households' narratives are strongly heterogeneous and coarser than experts …

We provide evidence on narratives about the macroeconomy-the stories people tell to explain macroeconomic phenomena …-in the context of a historic surge in inflation. We measure economic narratives in open-ended survey responses and represent … experts and document three main findings. First, households' narratives are strongly heterogeneous and coarser than experts …