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Why Does China Allow Freer Social Media? Protests versus Surveillance and Propaganda

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  1. Leonardo Bursztyn & Georgy Egorov & Ruben Enikolopov & Maria Petrova, 2019. "Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia," NBER Working Papers 26567, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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  7. Jiménez Durán, Rafael & Muller, Karsten & Schwarz, Carlo, 2024. "The Effect of Content Moderation on Online and Offline Hate: Evidence from Germany’s NetzDG," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 701, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
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  10. Bosco, Davide & Colombo, Luca & Femminis, Gianluca, 2025. "Conflict, information and regime-change," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
  11. Garz, Marcel & Sörensen, Jil & Stone, Daniel F., 2020. "Partisan selective engagement: Evidence from Facebook," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 91-108.
  12. Limin Zhao & Xu Ma & Shi Jiao & Chengming Hu, 2025. "How WeChat groups enhance political trust in rural China: evidence from the China Rural Revitalization Survey," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-12, December.
  13. Geraci, Andrea & Nardotto, Mattia & Reggiani, Tommaso & Sabatini, Fabio, 2022. "Broadband Internet and social capital," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 206(C).
  14. Ruben Enikolopov & Alexey Makarin & Maria Petrova, 2020. "Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence From Russia," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 88(4), pages 1479-1514, July.
  15. Can Xu & Andreas Steiner & Jakob de Haan, 2023. "Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Encourage Gambling? Evidence from the Chinese Welfare Lottery Market," CESifo Working Paper Series 10241, CESifo.
  16. Cervellati, Matteo & Esposito, Elena & Sunde, Uwe & Yuan, Song, 2022. "Malaria and Chinese economic activities in Africa," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
  17. Lai, Weizheng, 2024. "The effect of education on voter turnout in China's rural elections," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 221(C), pages 230-247.
  18. Peiyuan Li & Wei Li, 2024. "Wrongful convictions with Chinese characteristics," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 32(1), pages 143-163, January.
  19. Oasis Kodila-Tedika, 2021. "Natural resource governance: does social media matter?," Mineral Economics, Springer;Raw Materials Group (RMG);Luleå University of Technology, vol. 34(1), pages 127-140, April.
  20. Cariolle, Joël & Elkhateeb, Yasmine & Maurel, Mathilde, 2024. "Misinformation technology: Internet use and political misperceptions in Africa," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(2), pages 400-433.
  21. Do, Quy-Toan & Gomez-Parra, Nicolas & Rijkers, Bob, 2023. "Transnational terrorism and the internet," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
  22. Ole-Kristian Hope & Yi Li & Qiliang Liu & Han Wu, 2021. "Newspaper Censorship in China: Evidence from Tunneling Scandals," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 67(11), pages 7142-7166, November.
  23. Joël Cariolle & Yasmine Elkhateeb & Mathilde Maurel, 2022. "(Mis-)information technology: Internet use and perception of democracy in Africa," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 22010, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
  24. Leo Yang Yang & Yiqing Xu, 2025. "User Location Disclosure Fails to Deter Overseas Criticism but Amplifies Regional Divisions on Chinese Social Media," Papers 2507.03238, arXiv.org, revised Aug 2025.
  25. Garbe, Lisa, 2024. "Pulling through elections by pulling the plug: Internet disruptions and electoral violence in Uganda," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 61(5), pages 842-857.
  26. Ekaterina Zhuravskaya & Maria Petrova & Ruben Enikolopov, 2020. "Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 12(1), pages 415-438, August.
  27. Qian, Nancy & Martinez-Bravo, Monica & Padró i Miquel, Gerard & Yao, Yan, 2017. "The Rise and Fall of Local Elections in China: Theory and Empirical Evidence on the Autocrat's Trade-off," CEPR Discussion Papers 12439, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  28. Fang, Ming & Lai, Weizheng & Xia, Congling, 2025. "Anti-corruption and political trust: Evidence from China," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 234(C).
  29. Bei Qin & David Strömberg & Yanhui Wu, 2024. "Social Media and Collective Action in China," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 92(6), pages 1993-2026, November.
  30. Xiaoyue Yan & Mike S. Schäfer, 2025. "Multimodal climate change communication on WeChat: analyzing visual/textual clusters on China’s largest social media platform," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 178(7), pages 1-22, July.
  31. Johansson, Anders C. & Zhu, Zhen, 2021. "Reputational Assets and Social Media Marketing Activeness: Empirical Insights from China," Stockholm School of Economics Asia Working Paper Series 2021-53, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm China Economic Research Institute.
  32. Maria Petrova & Ananya Sen & Pinar Yildirim, 2021. "Social Media and Political Contributions: The Impact of New Technology on Political Competition," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 67(5), pages 2997-3021, May.
  33. Li, Yi & Zhang, Wei & Wang, Pengfei & Goodell, John W., 2024. "Social media as an amplifier of insider trading profits," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 96(C).
  34. Ou, Susan & Xiong, Heyu, 2021. "Mass persuasion and the ideological origins of the Chinese Cultural Revolution," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
  35. Lohmann, Paul M. & Gsottbauer, Elisabeth & You, Jing & Kontoleon, Andreas, 2023. "Anti-social behaviour and economic decision-making: Panel experimental evidence in the wake of COVID-19," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 206(C), pages 136-171.
  36. Chuanfeng Sun & Guihuang Jiang & Jingqiang Zhang, 2024. "An Analysis of Hotspots, Subject Structure, and Emerging Trends in Digital Governance Research," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(3), pages 21582440241, August.
  37. Jha, Chandan Kumar & Kodila-Tedika, Oasis, 2020. "Does social media promote democracy? Some empirical evidence," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 271-290.
  38. Modreanu Andra & Toma Sorin-George & Gradinaru Catalin, 2023. "A Different Approach Towards Social Media: Chinese Young Consumers Behaviour Insights," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 6, pages 227-233, December.
  39. von Essen, Emma & Jansson, Joakim, 2020. "Misogynistic and xenophobic hate language online: a matter of anonymity," Working Paper Series 7/2020, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research.
  40. Leonardo Bursztyn & Davide Cantoni & David Y. Yang & Noam Yuchtman & Y. Jane Zhang, 2021. "Persistent Political Engagement: Social Interactions and the Dynamics of Protest Movements," American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association, vol. 3(2), pages 233-250, June.
  41. Pierre C. Boyer & Thomas Delemotte & Germain Gauthier & Vincent Rollet & Benoît Schmutz, 2020. "Social Media and the Dynamics of Protests," CESifo Working Paper Series 8326, CESifo.
  42. Tähtinen, Tuuli, 2024. "When Facebook Is the Internet: The Role of Social Media in Ethnic Conflict," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 180(C).
  43. Xiong, Yan & Zhao, Yan, 2021. "Guanxi, media coverage and IPO approvals: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).
  44. Do,Quy-Toan & Gomez Parra,Nicolas & Rijkers,Bob, 2021. "Transnational Terrorism and the Internet," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9885, The World Bank.
  45. David Kreitmeir & Nathan Lane & Paul A. Raschky, 2020. "The Value of Names - Civil Society, Information, and Governing Multinationals on the Global Periphery," SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series 2020-10, Monash University, SoDa Laboratories.
  46. Erin Baggott Carter & Brett L. Carter, 2021. "Propaganda and Protest in Autocracies," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 65(5), pages 919-949, May.
  47. Li, Pei & Lu, Yi & Peng, Lu & Wang, Jin, 2024. "Information, incentives, and environmental governance: Evidence from China’s ambient air quality standards," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
  48. Selman Erol & Camilo Garcia-Jimeno, 2024. "Civil Liberties and Social Structure," Working Paper Series WP 2024-05, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
  49. Yu, Wei & Pan, Jianping & Fan, Rui & Yu, Manjiao, 2025. "Government provided credit ratings and foreign sales: Evidence from China," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
  50. Tongyang Liu & Maishou Li & Zheyi Yang & Dong Xue, 2024. "Internet Usage, Government Trust, and Participation of Informal Workers in Employee Public Pension Scheme," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(2), pages 21582440241, June.
  51. Erin Baggott Carter & Brett L. Carter, 2020. "Focal Moments and Protests in Autocracies: How Pro-democracy Anniversaries Shape Dissent in China," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 64(10), pages 1796-1827, November.
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  53. Boyer, Pierre & Delemotte, Thomas & Gauthier, Germain & Rollet, Vincent & Schmutz, Benoit, 2020. "The Gilets jaunes: Offline and Online," CEPR Discussion Papers 14780, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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  56. Köhler, Ekkehard & Matsusaka, John G. & Wu, Yanhui, 2023. "Street-level responsiveness of city governments in China, Germany, and the United States," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(2), pages 640-652.
  57. Gabriel Aboyadana & Marco Alfano, 2021. "Perceived Temperature, Trust and Civil Unrest in Africa," HiCN Working Papers 344, Households in Conflict Network.
  58. Kun Tracy Wang & Nathan Zhenghang Zhu & Guqiang Luo, 2024. "Does News Media Affect Firm Innovation in Emerging Markets? Evidence from China," Abacus, Accounting Foundation, University of Sydney, vol. 60(4), pages 709-751, December.
  59. Chen Li & Shenjing He, 2023. "‘Carrot and stick’ approach to housing demolition and relocation under flexible authoritarianism in urban China," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9, December.
  60. Feng, Xunan & Johansson, Anders C., 2019. "Top executives on social media and information in the capital market: Evidence from China," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 824-857.
  61. Garbe, Lisa & Maerz, Seraphine F. & Freyburg, Tina, 2025. "Authoritarian collaboration and repression in the digital age: balancing foreign direct investment and control in internet infrastructure," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, issue Latest Ar, pages 1-24.
  62. Boxell, Levi & Steinert-Threlkeld, Zachary, 2022. "Taxing dissent: The impact of a social media tax in Uganda," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
  63. Yu Sasaki, 2025. "Printed Drug: Banned Books and Political Change in Eighteenth-Century France," CIRJE F-Series CIRJE-F-1252, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo.
  64. Jun Liu & Jingyi Zhao, 2021. "More than plain text: Censorship deletion in the Chinese social media," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 72(1), pages 18-31, January.
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