Selected Work in Progress

Authority. Ernst Fehr, Horacio Larreguy, Veronica Pizziol, and Daniel Schunk.

Harnessing social media influencers or using X ads to combat misinformation? Antonella Bandiera, Joquin Barrutia, Jeremy Bowles, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall, Shelley Liu, and Eduardo Zago.

[See more about the project in the Mercury Project website] [Pre-registration] 

Accountability Under Polarization. José Ramón Enríquez, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall, and Alberto Simpser.

[Pre-registration] [See presentation of the core results in Spanish] 

How social media reinforces or ameliorates political polarization. José Ramón Enríquez, Horacio Larreguy, and Octavio Lujambio.

Polarization and Exposure to Counter-Attitudinal Media in a Nondemocracy. Ahmet Akbiyik, Jeremy Bowles, Horacio Larreguy, and Shelley Liu. [Pre-registration] 

Can We Empower Journalists Through Training and Resources to Counter Misinformation? Antonella Bandiera, Camila Blanes, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall, and Daniela Pinto Veizaga.

Can We Shield Citizens Against Misinformation Through Digital Literacy Training and Fact-Checks? with Antonella Bandiera, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall, and Manuel Quinteros.

Combatting the Repression of Online Activism in Authoritarian Settings.  Romain Ferrali and Horacio Larreguy [Pre-registration] 

Long-run Effect of Sustained Exposure to Fact-checks in the Global South. Jeremy Bowles, Kevin Croke, Horacio Larreguy, Shelley Liu, and John Marshall.

Can AI exponentiate Fact-checking Efforts in the Global South? Antonella Bandiera, Joquin Barrutia, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall, and Eduardo Zago.

Is Fact-checking More Effective than News Media to Counter Polarization in a Nondemocracy? Ahmet Akbiyik, Jeremy Bowles, Horacio Larreguy, and Shelley Liu.

Vote Buying Leads to Corruption and Crowds Out Public Good Provision. Archie Hall, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall, and Benjamin Marx.

When do Media Stations Support Electoral Accountability? A Field Experiment in Mexico. Horacio Larreguy, Chris Lucas and John Marshall. [Pre-registration]