Jesse Shapiro

Published and Forthcoming Papers

The effect of SNAP on the composition of purchased foods: Evidence and implications.

with Justine Hastings and Ryan Kessler
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Forthcoming.
Appendix
Published data from this study: OpenICPSR 121688.

On the informativeness of descriptive statistics for structural estimates.

with Isaiah Andrews and Matthew Gentzkow
Econometrica, November 2020 (as Gentzkow's Fisher-Schultz Lecture).
Appendix, Rejoinder
Copyright 2020, Econometric Society.

Transparency in structural research.

with Isaiah Andrews and Matthew Gentzkow
Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, October 2020.
Published version with rejoinder. Published by Taylor and Francis Group.

Pre-event trends in the panel event-study design.

with Simon Freyaldenhoven and Christian Hansen
American Economic Review, September 2019.
Appendix, Sample Code
Copyright 2019, American Economic Association.

Measuring group differences in high-dimensional choices: Method and application to Congressional speech.

with Matthew Gentzkow and Matt Taddy
Econometrica, July 2019.
Appendix, Sample Code
Copyright 2019, Econometric Society.
Published data from this study: congress_text

How are SNAP benefits spent? Evidence from a retail panel.

with Justine Hastings
American Economic Review, December 2018.
Appendix
Copyright 2018, American Economic Association.
Published data from this study: OpenICPSR 121689.

A note on internet use and the 2016 U.S. presidential election outcome.

with Levi Boxell and Matthew Gentzkow
PLoS ONE, July 2018.
Appendix, Code and Data
Published version. Published by PLOS.

Measuring the sensitivity of parameter estimates to estimation moments.

with Isaiah Andrews and Matthew Gentzkow
Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2017.
Appendix, Erratum
Published version. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Greater Internet use is not associated with faster growth in political polarization among US demographic groups.

with Levi Boxell and Matthew Gentzkow
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2017.
Published version. Published by National Academy of Sciences.

Special interests and the media: Theory and an application to climate change.

Journal of Public Economics, December 2016.
Appendix
Published version. Published by Elsevier.

Do pharmacists buy Bayer? Informed shoppers and the brand premium.

with Bart Bronnenberg, J.P. Dubé and Matthew Gentzkow
Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2015.
Appendix
Published version. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Do newspapers serve the state? Incumbent party influence on the U.S. press, 1869-1928.

with Matthew Gentzkow, Nathan Petek and Michael Sinkinson
Journal of the European Economic Association, February 2015.
Appendix
Published version. Published by John Wiley & Sons.

Competition and ideological diversity: Historical evidence from U.S. newspapers.

with Matthew Gentzkow and Michael Sinkinson
American Economic Review, October 2014.
Appendix
Copyright 2014, American Economic Association.
Published data from this study: OpenICPSR 1971, OpenICPSR 1361, ICPSR No. 35160

Who is "behavioral"? Cognitive ability and anomalous preferences.

with Daniel Benjamin and Sebastian Brown
Journal of the European Economic Association, December 2013.
Appendix
Published version. Published by John Wiley & Sons.

Fungibility and consumer choice: Evidence from commodity price shocks.

with Justine Hastings
Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2013.
Appendix
Published version. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

The effect of newspaper entry and exit on electoral politics.

with Matthew Gentzkow and Michael Sinkinson
American Economic Review, December 2011.
Appendix
Copyright 2010, American Economic Association.
Published data from this study: ICPSR No. 30261

Ideological segregation online and offline.

with Matthew Gentzkow
Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2011.
Appendix, Model appendix
Published version. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Can higher prices stimulate product use? Evidence from a field experiment in Zambia.

with Nava Ashraf and James Berry
American Economic Review, December 2010.
Appendix
Supplement on Uses of Clorin. Copyright 2010, American Economic Association.

What drives media slant? Evidence from U.S. daily newspapers.

with Matthew Gentzkow
Econometrica, January 2010.
Appendix
Copyright 2010, Econometric Society.
Published data from this study: ICPSR No. 26242, ICPSR No. 33501

Thin-slice forecasts of gubernatorial elections.

with Daniel Benjamin
Review of Economics and Statistics, August 2009. Copyright 2009, MIT Press.

Competition and truth in the market for news.

with Matthew Gentzkow
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Spring 2008.
Copyright 2008, American Economic Association.

Preschool television viewing and adolescent test scores: Historical evidence from the Coleman study.

with Matthew Gentzkow
Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 2008.
Appendix
Copyright 2008, MIT Press.
Published data from this study: ICPSR No. 22720

Do harsher prison conditions reduce recidivism? A discontinuity-based approach.

Smart cities: Quality of life, productivity, and the growth effects of human capital.

Media bias and reputation.

with Matthew Gentzkow
Journal of Political Economy, April 2006.
Appendix
Copyright 2006, University of Chicago Press.

Strategic extremism: Why Republicans and Democrats divide on religious values.

with Edward Glaeser and Giacomo Ponzetto
Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2005.
Copyright 2005, MIT Press.

Is there a daily discount rate? Evidence from the food stamp nutrition cycle.

Journal of Public Economics, February 2005.
Published version.

Media, education, and anti-Americanism in the Muslim world.

with Matthew Gentzkow
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2004.
Copyright 2004, American Economic Association.

Why have Americans become more obese?

with David Cutler and Edward Glaeser
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2003.
Copyright 2003, American Economic Association.

The benefits of the home mortgage interest deduction.

with Edward Glaeser
Tax Policy and the Economy, August 2003.
Published version.

Urban growth in the 1990s: Is city living back?

with Edward Glaeser
Journal of Regional Science, February 2003.
Published version.

Cities and warfare: The impact of terrorism on urban form.

with Edward Glaeser
Journal of Urban Economics, March 2002.
Published version.

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Published and Forthcoming Papers

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