The internet as a communication medium benefits internet users by providing experiences difficult or impossible to encounter in real life. Nonetheless, it can also limit individual exposure to homogeneous political viewpoints ...

In this dissertation, I investigate various empirical aspects of the theory of preferences and decision. A classical result in revealed preference shows that when one observes a subject's choice on a rich enough collection ...

In this dissertation I explore the incentives and ability of the agent with informational superiority to polarize her rational audience. I explore this question in the context of strategic communication games. The first ...