Essays on Technology and Society: The Impacts of Algorithms and Online Media on Labour Market Outcomes and Political Dynamics
Lorena Giuberti Coutinho, UNU-MERIT
This dissertation investigates how new technologies, particularly algorithms and online media, impact human decision-making and attitudes. The thesis is structured into five chapters, with Chapter 1 providing the roadmap of the dissertation and introducing the motivation, the research questions, the methodology, and the data used. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 investigate, through empirical research, the two topics of the thesis: the impacts of digital technologies on the job market and on the political sphere of democratic countries.
Venue: Online: https://phd-defence.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Date: 25 October 2022
Time: 16:00 - 17:30 CEST
