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100			_aAllcott,H. Gentzkow, M. and Song, L. _934705
245			_aDigital Addiction
260			_aThe American Economic Review
300			_a112(7), Jul, 2022: p.2424-2463
520			_aMany have argued that digital technologies such as smartphones and social media are addictive. We develop an economic model of digital addiction and estimate it using a randomized experiment. Temporary incentives to reduce social media use have persistent effects, suggesting social media are habit forming. Allowing people to set limits on their future screen time substantially reduces use, suggesting self-control problems. Additional evidence suggests people are inattentive to habit formation and partially unaware of self-control problems. Looking at these facts through the lens of our model suggests that self-control problems cause 31 percent of social media use. – Reproduced
650			_aDigital technologies, Smartphones, Social media, Digital addiction _934706
773			_aThe American Economic Review
906			_aDIGITAL ADDICTION
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