David Yanagizawa-Drott
University of Zurich
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Archive | 2011
David Yanagizawa-Drott; Andreas Madestam
This paper examines whether social interactions and cultural practices affect political views and behavior in society. We investigate the issue by documenting a major social and cultural event at different stages in life: the Fourth of July celebrations in the United States during the 20th century. Using absence of rainfall as a proxy for participation in the event, we find that days without rain on Fourth of July in childhood shift adult views and voting in favor of the Republicans and increase turnout in presidential elections. The effects we estimate are highly persistent throughout life and originate in early age. Rain-free Fourth of Julys experienced as an adult also make it more likely that people identify as Republicans, but the effect depreciates substantially after a few years. Taken together, the evidence suggests that political views and behavior derive from social and cultural experience in early childhood, and that Fourth of July shapes the political landscape in the Unites States.
Quarterly Journal of Economics | 2018
Filipe R. Campante; David Yanagizawa-Drott
We study the impact of international long-distance flights on the global spatial allocation of economic activity. To identify causal effects, we exploit variation due to regulatory and technological constraints which give rise to a discontinuity in connectedness between cities at a distance of 6000 miles. We show that these air links have a positive effect on local economic activity, as captured by satellite-measured night lights. To shed light on how air links shape economic outcomes, we first present evidence of positive externalities in the global network of air links: connections induce further connections. We then find that air links increase business links, showing that the movement of people fosters the movement of capital. In particular, this is driven mostly by capital flowing from high-income to middle-income (but not low-income) countries. Taken together, our results suggest that increasing interconnectedness generates economic activity at the local level by inducing links between businesses, but also gives rise to increased spatial inequality locally, and potentially globally.
Quarterly Journal of Economics | 2014
David Yanagizawa-Drott
Quarterly Journal of Economics | 2013
A. Madestam; Daniel Shoag; Stan Veuger; David Yanagizawa-Drott
Archive | 2012
David Yanagizawa-Drott
Quarterly Journal of Economics | 2015
Filipe R. Campante; David Yanagizawa-Drott
Quarterly Journal of Economics | 2017
Tessa Bold; Kayuki C. Kaizzi; Jakob Svensson; David Yanagizawa-Drott
Archive | 2015
Tessa Bold; Kayuki C. Kaizzi; Jakob Svensson; David Yanagizawa-Drott
Archive | 2012
Martina Bjorkman Nyqvist; Jakob Svensson; David Yanagizawa-Drott
Archive | 2013
Thorsten Rogall; David Yanagizawa-Drott