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[연구]The Internet and Racial Hate Crime: Offline Spillovers from Online Access
2016.06.01 Views 1008 경영학연구분석센터
MIS Quarterly,
Vol. 40, Issue 2, June 2016, pp. 381-403
Jason Chan, Anindya Ghose, Robert Seamans
Jason Chan
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
Anindya Ghose
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Robert Seamans
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2335637
Abstract
We empirically investigate the effect of the Internet on racial hate crimes in the United States from the period 2001–2008. We find evidence that, on average, broadband availability increases racial hate crimes. We also document that the Internet’s impact on these hate crimes is not uniform in that the positive effect is stronger in areas with higher levels of racism, which we identify as those with more segregation and a higher proportion of racially charged search terms, but not significant in areas with lower levels of racism. We analyze in depth whether Internet access will enhance hate group operations but find no support for the idea that this mechanism is driving the result. In contrast, we find that online access is increasing the incidence of racial hate crimes executed by lone wolf perpetrators. We describe several other mechanisms that could be driving the results. Overall, our results shed light on one of the many offline societal challenges from increased online access.
Keywords:
Internet, broadband, online-offline interaction, hate crime, race, econometrics, panel models
Vol. 40, Issue 2, June 2016, pp. 381-403
Jason Chan, Anindya Ghose, Robert Seamans
Jason Chan
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
Anindya Ghose
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Robert Seamans
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2335637
Abstract
We empirically investigate the effect of the Internet on racial hate crimes in the United States from the period 2001–2008. We find evidence that, on average, broadband availability increases racial hate crimes. We also document that the Internet’s impact on these hate crimes is not uniform in that the positive effect is stronger in areas with higher levels of racism, which we identify as those with more segregation and a higher proportion of racially charged search terms, but not significant in areas with lower levels of racism. We analyze in depth whether Internet access will enhance hate group operations but find no support for the idea that this mechanism is driving the result. In contrast, we find that online access is increasing the incidence of racial hate crimes executed by lone wolf perpetrators. We describe several other mechanisms that could be driving the results. Overall, our results shed light on one of the many offline societal challenges from increased online access.
Keywords:
Internet, broadband, online-offline interaction, hate crime, race, econometrics, panel models