Date of Award

12-2021

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Economics and Finance

Committee Chair(s)

Lucas Rentschler

Committee

Lucas Rentschler

Committee

Christopher Fawson

Committee

Sherzod Akhundjanov

Abstract

I analyze the results of an online experiment designed to elicit individuals’ willingness to pay for fact-checking of statements related to immigration. Using a control and treatment group, I test whether individuals’ willingness to pay is affected by partisan cues. First, I outline this research’s position related to existing literature. I then describe the experimental design and analyze the results. Partisan cues are shown to have no statistically significant effect on participants’ willingness to pay for fact-checking.

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