What Influence Does Instagram Have On Its Users?

SOURCE: Dezeen

• Research Topic: The influence Instagram has on its users.

• Key Economic Principle I´m Addressing: Institutions are the ¨rules of the game¨ that influence choices.    

• Overall Research Question that Connects my Topic to the Economic Principle: How does the social media site Instagram influence users to buy specific products? 

• Sub Questions/ Topics that Help Address the Overall Research Question: 

1. Are ads the main source of income on Instagram? 

      2. How does Instagram use celebrities to endorse products?

      3. Does Instagram purposefully use tactics that makes people stay on the app for longer? 

• Reliable Sources to Use:

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