2 papers
econ.GN2026
Consuming Values
Jacob Conway, Levi Boxell
We study the extent to which individuals' consumption decisions are influenced by firms' stances on controversial social issues and the implied incentives for firms to take such st…
econ.GN2019
Taxing dissent: The impact of a social media tax in Uganda
Levi Boxell, Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld
We examine the impact of a new tool for suppressing the expression of dissent---a daily tax on social media use. Using a synthetic control framework, we estimate that the tax reduc…