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ECON 47: Media Markets and Social Good

This class will apply tools from economics and related social sciences to study the functioning of digital and traditional media markets and their impact on society. The guiding question will be: when and how do media best serve the social good? Topics will include the economics of two-sided markets, advertising, tech regulation, media bias, polarization, misinformation, social media, digital addiction, propaganda, race, gender, and the role of media in autocracy, corruption, protests and censorship. The course will give students a non-technical introduction to social science empirical methods, including regression analysis, experimental and quasi-experimental methods, and machine learning. Prerequisites: Introductory economics (e.g., AP economics or ECON 1), introductory statistics/econometrics (e.g., AP statistics, ECON 102a, or STATS 60), and some prior exposure to programming.

Terms: Aut | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI

Instructors: Gentzkow, M. (PI) ; Francisco Pugliese, J. (TA) ; Meyer, C. (TA)

2024-2025 Autumn

ECON 47 | 5 units | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI | Class # 6389 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | LEC | Session: 2024-2025 Autumn 1 | In Person | Students enrolled: 51 / 71
09/23/2024 - 12/06/2024 Tue, Thu 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM at 200-203 with Gentzkow, M. (PI)
Exam Date/Time: 2024-12-11 8:30am - 11:30am (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Gentzkow, M. (PI)
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ECON 47 | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI | Class # 6388 | Section 02 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | Session: 2024-2025 Autumn 1 | In Person
09/23/2024 - 12/06/2024 Fri 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM at Lathrop 014 with Francisco Pugliese, J. (TA)
Instructors: Francisco Pugliese, J. (TA)
ECON 47 | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI | Class # 29606 | Section 03 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | Session: 2024-2025 Autumn 1 | In Person
09/23/2024 - 12/06/2024 Fri 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM at Lathrop 014 with Francisco Pugliese, J. (TA)
Instructors: Francisco Pugliese, J. (TA)
ECON 47 | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI | Class # 32529 | Section 04 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | Session: 2024-2025 Autumn 1 | In Person
09/23/2024 - 12/06/2024 Thu 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM at Littlefield 103 with Meyer, C. (TA)
Instructors: Meyer, C. (TA)
ECON 47 | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI | Class # 32528 | Section 05 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | Session: 2024-2025 Autumn 1 | In Person
09/23/2024 - 12/06/2024 Thu 5:30 PM - 6:20 PM at Littlefield 103 with Meyer, C. (TA)
Instructors: Meyer, C. (TA)

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ECON 47: Media Markets and Social Good

2024-2025 Autumn