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Fear plays a central role in classic political theories of government intervention going back to Hobbes, but the causal link between fear and demand for regulation is not straightforward. To identify this link, we exploit a natural experiment from a health TV show misreporting COVID-19 risks. (2/7)
Mar 31, 2025, 3:25 PM
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