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Author: | Strömberg, D. |
Title: | Mass media and public policy |
Journal: | European Economic Review
2001 : MAY, VOL. 45:4-6, p. 652-663 |
Index terms: | ELECTIONS INFORMATION MEDIA RESEARCH PUBLIC POLICY VOTING |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | If more informed voters receive favorable policies, then mass media should influence policy because it provides most of the information people use in voting. This paper uses a simple model to analyze the effect of mass media provision of news on a number of policy issues: redistribution, the size of the government sector, rents and corruption, the effectiveness of lobby groups and political business cycles. |
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