Persistent political engagement: social interactions and the dynamics of protest movements

We study the causes of sustained participation in political movements. To identify the persistent effect of protest participation, we randomly indirectly incentivize Hong Kong university students into participation in an antiauthoritarian protest. To identify the role of social networks, we randomiz...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bursztyn, L, Cantoni, D, Yang, DY, Yuchtman, N, Zhang, YJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association 2021

Similar Items