Alexey Makarin

About

Alexey Makarin is an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management in the United States. His research focuses on the intersections of social media, mental health, and political behavior, with recent articles examining topics such as the impact of social distancing on ethnic diversity and the role of social media in protests. He has also investigated the effects of intergroup conflict on trade dynamics, particularly in the context of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine crisis.