A Causal Approach to Understanding the Roles and Impacts of Media, Public Opinion, and Public Policy
Project/Area Number |
22K13414
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
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Research Institution | Hitotsubashi University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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Keywords | discrimination / housing / media / misinformation / vaccination / immunization / 公共政策 / メディア / 世論 / 政策の影響 / 因果関係 |
Outline of Research at the Start |
This research studies the impact of media consolidation on public opinion and local policies and investigates the actual effects of policies that are well-supported by politicians and constituents. To do so, we use quasi-experimental methods to analyze both administrative and survey data.
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Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the fiscal year 2022, the researcher was able to continue the analysis on the effects of fair housing policies using data from Seattle, WA, USA. The researcher presented the preliminary findings at two international conferences: 1. the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management's fall research conference (Nov17-19,2022), 2. the poster session of the American Economic Association's annual conference (Jan6-8,2023). The researcher also worked on projects related to the impact of media. In particular, the researcher presented her work on the impact of vaccine misinformation at two international conferences: 1. the International Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications(July20-23,2022) and 2. the 2022 Asian & Australasian Society of Labor Economics conference (Dec8-10,2022).
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The researcher was able to present the study on the impact of fair housing policies at international conferences as planned. The researcher was also able to update her analysis on the impact of vaccine misinformation and present the updated result at conferences as well. In addition, the researcher was also able to explore new projects under the scope of the proposed research plan. In particular, the researcher was able to explore the possibility of evaluating the impact of lead level in water on children outcomes. This project should inform policymakers of the importance of policies regulating the lead level in water. The researcher has looked up the literature and information on the policy changes regarding the lead level in water that could possibly be used for future analysis.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The researcher plan to wrap up the projects on the effects of fair housing policies and vaccine misinformation and try to get them published. The researcher will shift the attention to the project on the impact of media consolidation. In particular, the researcher will finalize the findings and submit the paper to international conferences. At the same time, the researcher plan to start gathering data for the project evaluating the impact of lead level in water on children outcomes.
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