THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Leonardo Bursztyn

The Saieh Family Professor of Economics
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics,
University of Chicago

Press 

La consommation des réseaux sociaux, comme celle des cigarettes, est éminemment sociale
Le Monde, September 4, 2024

Would you pay to quit TikTok and Instagram? You’d be surprised how many would
The New Zealand Herald, July 28, 2024

A TikTok ban won’t fix social media’s collective trap
Financial Times, March 21, 2024

Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?
Freakonomics Radio, March 6, 2024

The problem with social media is that it exists at all
The Washington Post, February 8, 2024

TikTok and Instagram users would be willing to pay for everyone to get off social media, research finds
Business Insider, November 10, 2023

New research quantifies why you want to quit social media but can’t
NPR Marketplace Morning Report, October 10, 2023

All You Need Is Nudge
Freakonomics Podcast, September 8, 2021

Talking With Tucker Carlson, the Most Powerful Conservative in America
Time, July 15, 2021

The prices of sports cards and odd collectibles are booming, too
The Economist, February 27, 2021

Trump and the Capitol Mob: The Science of Unleashing
Bloomberg, January 12, 2021

En Arabie saoudite, l’opinion des hommes sur le travail des femmes n’est pas celle qu’ils croient
Le Monde, October 7, 2020

Truth, lies and consequences: Watching Sean Hannity or Tucker Carlson could mean the difference between life and death
New York Daily News, September 19, 2020

Politics is wrecking America’s pandemic response
Brookings Institution, September 17, 2020

Is Russian Meddling as Dangerous as We Think?
The New Yorker, September 14, 2020

Does Social-Media Use Increase Xenophobia?
Kellogg Insight, July 10, 2020

New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic
The Washington Post, June 25, 2020

Study Finds More COVID-19 Cases Among Viewers Of Fox News Host Who Downplayed Pandemic
NPR, May 4, 2020

Le fake news sulla pandemia possono uccidere
Il Foglio, May 3, 2020

A disturbing new study suggests Sean Hannity’s show helped spread the coronavirus
Vox, April 22, 2020

Areas Where ‘Hannity’ Is More Watched Than ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ Linked to Higher COVID-19 Deaths: Study
Inside Edition, April 22, 2020

Coronavirus deaths greater where viewers prefer Hannity over Carlson: study
The Hill, April 22, 2020

Fox News hosts have measurable effect on COVID cases, study finds
Ars Technica, April 22, 2020

Sean Hannity’s Fox News show helped spread of coronavirus, study suggests
The Independent, April 22, 2020

Sean Hannity sehen und sterben
The Market, April 22, 2020

CORONAVIRUS DEATHS GREATER AMONG FOX NEWS VIEWERS THAT PREFER HANNITY OVER TUCKER CARLSON, STUDY SAYS
Newsweek, April 21, 2020

Les comtés où les téléspectateurs de Sean Hannity sont plus nombreux que ceux de Tucker Carlson ont eu plus de décès de COVID-19, selon une étude
Urban Fusions, April 21, 2020

Study: Fox News’s coronavirus coverage may have had deadly consequences
Mic, April 21, 2020

Viewers of Sean Hannity more likely to die from COVID-19 than those of Tucker Carlson: study
Salon, April 21, 2020

Coronavirus deaths greater where Fox News viewers watched ‘Hannity’ more than Tucker Carlson, says U. of C. study
Chicago Tribune, April 20, 2020

Saudi Law Granted Women New Freedoms. Their Families Don’t Always Agree.
The New York Times, March 14, 2020

Como proteger nossa democracia dos crescentes ataques à liberdade de expressão?
Nexo Jornal, December 26, 2019

O que explica a banalização do horror?
Nexo Jornal, September 5, 2019

Ecco perché se sei ambiziosa sul lavoro fatichi a trovare un partner
Il Sole 24 ORE, August 27, 2019

When People Think Their Neighbors Support Trump, They’re More Likely to Express Anti-immigrant Views
Kellogg Insight, August 13, 2019

Salvini e i costi sociali della parola “zingaraccia”
Il Sole 24 ORE, August 4, 2019

No Partners, No Kids, No Problem
Harvard Business Review, May 6, 2019

Défenseurs des droits des femmes, vous n’êtes pas seuls !
Cerveau & Psycho, February 20, 2019

Hva andre menn mener
Agenda Magasin, January 29, 2019

Envious German Luftwaffe pilots were so desperate to match the feats of their ace colleagues it raised their death rate by more than 50 per cent, researchers say
Daily Mail, January 17, 2019

Envy drove German pilots to their deaths
The Times, January 17, 2019

How to get more woman CEOs
Chicago Booth Review, November 12, 2018

Como uma eleição pode mudar o que uma sociedade considera aceitável
EXAME, October 17, 2018

Třídní rozměr utrácení. Barva kreditky jako signalizace statusu
Roklen 24, July 15, 2018

Economics 101: Helping men to help women work in Saudi Arabia
The National, July 1, 2018

The Hidden Taxes on Women
The New York Times, March 2, 2018

Oxfam, #MeToo and the psychology of outrage
Financial Times, February 15, 2018

Feeling the pressure
Knowable Magazine from Annual Reviews, February 8, 2018

What Research Tells Us About How Women Are Treated at Work
Harvard Business Review, December 27, 2017

What’s Normal?
The Atlantic, November 2017 issue

Harvey Weinstein, Milo Yiannopoulos, and the era of unleashing
Vox, October 6, 2017

Racist behaviour is declining in America
The Economist, September 1, 2017

Voters care about tight races, not just the issues
Chicago Booth Review, August 17, 2017

How President Trump Is Eroding Norms
Chicago Magazine, August 7, 2017

Single women downplay career goals and salary expectations
Chicago Booth Review, June 21, 2017

Le racisme et la fragilité des normes sociales
Agence Science Presse, June 7, 2017

Female MBAs: Downplaying ambitions?
The Economist, June 5, 2017

Sometimes, cursing is useful – The new normal
Boston Globe, June 3, 2017

SPLC President: Social norms fraying as hate rises in Trump’s America
Southern Poverty Law Center, June 2, 2017

What We Have Unleashed
Slate, June 1, 2017

The scientific case that America is becoming a more prejudiced place
Vox, May 31, 2017

On a Portland Train, the Battlefield of American Values
The New York Times, May 30, 2017

Choosing Hate or Love
Fortune, May 30, 2017

What Your Credit Card Says About Your Self-Image – and How It Can Cost You
Money Talks News, May 30, 2017

The lower your self-esteem, the flashier your credit cards
Market Watch, May 28, 2017

Electoral outcomes can lead to quick changes in social norms
Live Mint, May 27, 2017

Yes, Trump Is Making Xenophobia More Acceptable
Bloomberg, May 26, 2017

How Trump Affected Political Correctness
The American Interest, May 26, 2017

This Week In Credit Card News
Forbes, May 26, 2017

How Peer Pressure Undermines Success
Edutopia, May 22, 2017

Single women play down their ambition to attract men, new study finds
Global News, May 16, 2017

Single Women Still Face a Depressing Trade-Off Between Ambition and Marriage, According to New Research
Thrive Global, May 16, 2017

Women want to be seen as less career-driven when men are watching, Harvard study finds
Business Insider, May 12, 2017

Das Dilemma der Singlefrauen
Spiegel, May 11, 2017

Single women are less ambitious—but only when they think men are watching
Quartz, May 10, 2017

Marriageability Concerns and Professional Ambitions
Harvard Business Review, May 8, 2017

Marriageability Concerns and Professional Ambitions
The NBER Digest, May 2017

Ladies, These Findings About Ambitious Women Is One To Share With All Your Friends
Forbes, April 14, 2017

Cost Of Being A Single Female In B-School
Poets & Quants, April 11, 2017

The internal marriage tax of women M.B.A.s
Harvard Gazette, April 7, 2017

When Glory Is Something to Die For
The NBER Digest, March 2017

German fighter pilots in WW II shot down more enemies when they were jealous of their colleagues
Quartz, March 7, 2017

A pat on the back for staff a double-edged sword
The West Australian, March 6, 2017

Is Your Relationship Status Impacting Your Career?
DMN, February 23, 2017

All The Single Ladies – Women Who Downplay Their Successes And Why It’s a Huge Mistake
The Huffington Post, January 31, 2017

Don’t hold back on your ambition
The Boston Globe, January 28, 2017

Ugh: Women Feel Pressure to Be Less Ambitious Around Men
Glamour, January 26, 2017

Study Finds That Single Women Act Less Ambitious Around Guys
Fortune, January 25, 2017

Single Ladies Are More Likely to Downplay Career Goals, Study Finds
Entrepreneur, January 25, 2017

Why Young Women Play Down Their Career Goals Around Men
The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2017

Research Examines The Effects Of Gender On Stated Ambition
NPR, January 24, 2017

Better dead than bad: Status competition among German fighter pilots during World War II
VoxEU, January 14, 2017

Student Worries about Social Image Affect School Behavior
T.H.E. Journal, January 10, 2017

Men Still Aren’t Comfortable With Ambitious Women
Slate, December 22, 2016

A new thesis out of Harvard shows that young women aren’t leaning in, at least not in public
Fortune, December 21, 2016

Acting like a potential wife and thus blunting demonstrated ambition?
Marginal Revolution, December 21, 2016

The Delinquents
The Paris Review, March 10, 2016

Rozum stranou: Deset principů podle behaviorálních věd aneb Jak lidská psychologie řídí ekonomiku
Hospodářské noviny (Czech Republic), March 4, 2016

Intimidation, imitation, economics: Why youth are taking to terror
Hindustan Times (India), November 25, 2015

Meet the economist who grew up among crack dealers and won a ‘mini-Nobel’ for his research on race
Washington Post, April 30, 2015

Students’ Work Ethic Affected By Peer Groups, Desire To Be Popular
NPR, April 16, 2015

Classroom peer pressure: A mixed blessing
Brookings Institution, March 20, 2015

Lecciones económicas del experimento natural más grande del mundo
La Nación (Argentina), January 4, 2015

People around you control your mind: The latest evidence
Washington Post, December 4, 2014

Non-Nerds Would Rather Bomb Their SATs Than Look Uncool
Bloomberg Businessweek, December 3, 2014

Why Students Avoid Academic Help
The Atlantic, December 2, 2014

Hurricane Katrina, Peer Pressure and Energy Conservation
FiveThirtyEight, December 1, 2014

Peer Pressure Plays Significant Role in Student Behavior
Diverse, December 1, 2014

The Berlin Wall and the perfect social laboratory
CBC Radio (Canada), November 4, 2014

The Berlin Wall’s great human experiment
The Boston Globe, October 12, 2014

Ökonomen lernen vom Sozialismus
Die Zeit (Germany), November 12, 2012

Economists reconsider the merits of industrial policy, but some flaws are hard to fix
The Economist, October 1, 2011

Climate policy: Creating the clean economy policy
The Economist, January 10, 2011

Carbon-Pricing and Technology R&D Initiatives: Both Are Necessary, but Neither Is Sufficient
The Huffington Post, October 22, 2010