Vicky Barone
@vickybarone.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at Notre Dame Econ.
UCLA grad | public, health and labor economics | #WomenInEcon | Runner | Cordoba, Argentina | she/her
UCLA grad | public, health and labor economics | #WomenInEcon | Runner | Cordoba, Argentina | she/her
How did the opioid epidemic transform the political landscape of communities? Check out this article featuring my work with @caroartc.bsky.social
A study found that communities targeted by sales reps pushing OxyContin in the ’90s moved towards the Republicans by an extra 4.6% in the 2020 House elections. "In a country on a partisan knife's edge, this is a remarkable effect," Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes.
Did the Opioid Epidemic Fuel Donald Trump’s Return to the White House?
New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic theory or messaging—it was, more simply, a failure of political attention.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:51 PM
How did the opioid epidemic transform the political landscape of communities? Check out this article featuring my work with @caroartc.bsky.social
Our work w/@caroartc.bsky.social was featured in The Economist. Places w/ higher exposure to the opioid epidemic turned Republican.
Link to article: shorturl.at/irEF6
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Link to article: shorturl.at/irEF6
Check WP: shorturl.at/vS248
January 4, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Our work w/@caroartc.bsky.social was featured in The Economist. Places w/ higher exposure to the opioid epidemic turned Republican.
Link to article: shorturl.at/irEF6
Check WP: shorturl.at/vS248
Link to article: shorturl.at/irEF6
Check WP: shorturl.at/vS248