My recent project required analyzing biased crime broadcasts. Based on the existing literature, I focused on the “big three” cable networks: Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC. Last time, I examined Fox News; this time, I took a sharp turn left and focused on MSNBC. The primary goal of the project was to identify transcripts discussing …
As an applied economist, I am often interested in the causal interpretation of results. I take this task seriously, and I therefore specialize in both major paradigms: applied microeconomics and experimental economics. In other words, I aim to arrive at a causal interpretation of my findings regardless of whether I have control over data collection. …
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This post is from a recent project I have been working on, which required a substantial amount of original data processing and cleaning. Along the way, I encountered several interesting findings that I decided to share. As my project analyzes the causal impact of crime news on their perceptions, I was forced to process tons …