Following the Ticker: The Political Origins and Consequences of Stock Market Perceptions

Traces the influence of the stock market on Americans' beliefs about politics.

Drawing on a wide variety of empirical methodologies, including large-scale survey analysis, survey experiments, and content analyses, Following the Ticker explores the complex relationship between stock market performance and political judgments through distinctive patterns of coverage in American news media. Building an eclectic theory that explores the interplay between media agenda-setting and partisan motivat...