Economics for everybody : The impact of disinformation on voters’ choices by Laurence Vardaxoglou

Eight out of ten European voters are concerned about the influence of disinformation on their voting intentions: does it benefit the party spreading it or harm its image in the polls? Through a survey, Laurence Vardaxoglou analyzes the impact of disinformation linked to the far right during the 2022 French presidential election.

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The impact of disinformation on voters’ choices by Laurence Vardaxoglou

Laurence Vardaxoglou is a PhD student at the Paris School of Economics and at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. (Centre d’économie de la Sorbonne). He studies the impact of misinformation on public opinion and behavior during election periods, using survey data and experimental methods. During his professional career, he has advised clients such as the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the French government on issues relating to communication and public opinion.

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