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Rafael Jiménez-Durán

Bocconi University

Assistant Professor of Economics

Via Sarfatti, 25

Milan, MI 20136

Italy

University of Chicago - George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State

Affiliate Fellow

Walker Hall

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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The Economics of Social Media

CESifo Working Paper No. 10934
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Feb 2024
Guy Aridor, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, Ro’ee Levy and Lena Song
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Bocconi University, Tel Aviv University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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social media, media economics, user-generated content

Toxic Content and User Engagement on Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper No. 11644
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 10 Feb 2025
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Bocconi University, Mozilla Foundation and University of Warwick
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toxic content, moderation, social media, user engagement, browser experiment

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The Economics of Content Moderation: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Hate Speech on Twitter

George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy & the State Working Paper No. 324
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 02 Oct 2023
Rafael Jiménez-Durán
Bocconi University
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social media, moderation, report, hate speech, experiment, welfare

Digital News Consumption: Evidence from Smartphone Content in the 2024 US Elections

CESifo Working Paper No. 12328
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 16 Dec 2025
Guy Aridor, Tevel Dekel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, Ro’ee Levy and Lena Song
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Tel Aviv University, Bocconi University, Tel Aviv University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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social media, news, endorsements, political economy, smartphones

When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media

George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy & the State Working Paper No. 336
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 03 Nov 2023
Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán and Christopher Roth
University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, Bocconi University and University of Cologne
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When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media

NBER Working Paper No. w31771
Number of pages: 113 Posted: 09 Oct 2023
Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán and Christopher Roth
University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, Bocconi University and University of Cologne
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When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No 2023-131
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 10 Oct 2023
Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán and Christopher Roth
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Bocconi University and University of Cologne
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Welfare, Consumption Spillovers, Collective Trap, Coordination, Product Market Traps, Social Media

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Social media advertising loads as prices

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 5952337
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 23 Dec 2025 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2026
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Bocconi University, Columbia University - Columbia Business School and University of Warwick
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social media platforms, online advertisement, user engagement, field experiment, social media

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Measuring Markets for Network Goods

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-80
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Jun 2025
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Stanford University, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Cologne
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Measuring Markets for Network Goods

CESifo Working Paper No. 12049
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 11 Aug 2025
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Stanford University, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Cologne
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Markets, Network Goods, Coordination, Collective Interventions

Measuring Markets for Network Goods

NBER Working Paper No. w33901
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 11 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2026
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Stanford University, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Cologne
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Social Dynamics of AI Adoption

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-144
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Dec 2025
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Bocconi University, University of Chicago and University of Cologne
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Social Dynamics of AI Adoption

NBER Working Paper No. w34488
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Nov 2025
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Bocconi University, University of Chicago and University of Cologne
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Non-User Utility and Market Power: The Case of Smartphones

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-52
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 10 Apr 2025
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Cologne
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Non-User Utility and Market Power: The Case of Smartphones

NBER Working Paper No. w33642
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 08 Apr 2025
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Cologne
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Non-User Externalities

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2026-76
Number of pages: 112 Posted: 09 Jun 2026
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Cologne and Harvard Law School
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Non-User Externalities

NBER Working Paper No. w35279
Number of pages: 112 Posted: 03 Jun 2026
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Cologne and Harvard Law School
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Why Bans Fail: Tipping Points and Australia's Social Media Ban

NBER Working Paper No. w35162
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 May 2026
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Bocconi University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Cologne and Harvard Law School
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