Plausibly Exogenous [713] - Fox News (01/01/2022)
LHS Variable
Viewers’ trust in scientific evidence and compliance with behavior
RHS Variable
Mass media outlets
Source of Exogenous Variation
Quasi-random assignment of numeric channel positions of Fox News across cable markets as an instrument for viewership
- Simonov, Sacher, Dube and Biswas (2021), “Frontiers: The Persuasive Effect of Fox News: Noncompliance with Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic”