These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Gordon Dahl (University of California, San Diego)

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM
Session: The Economic Impacts of the Media (AEA)
Presiding: Edward Glaeser (Harvard University)

Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime?
Gordon Dahl (University of California, San Diego)
Stefano DellaVigna (University of California, Berkeley)
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Preschool Television Viewing and Adolescent Test Scores: Historical Evidence from the Coleman Study
Matthew Gentzkow (University of Chicago)
Jesse Shapiro (University of Chicago)
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The Power of TV: Cable Television and Gender Attitudes in India
Robert Jensen (Harvard University)
Emily Oster (University of Chicago)

Do Television and Radio Destroy Social Capital? Evidence from Indonesian Villages
Benjamin Olken (Harvard University)
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