Media-driven polarization: Evidence from the US

Using US data of media's coverage of politics and individual survey data, the authors document that in the states with a greater coverage of politics, citizens especially exposed to newspapers have more polarized preferences, partly coming from better political knowledge, and resulting in a higher political involvement measured as contributions to political parties and candidates.

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Year of publication:	2019
Authors:	Melki, Mickael ; Sekeris, Petros
Publisher:	Kiel : Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
Subject:	media \| ideological polarization

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Series:	Economics Discussion Papers ; 2019-28
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	1662972431 [GVK] hdl:10419/194880 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:ifwedp:201928 [RePEc]
Classification:	K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior ; H0 - Public Economics. General
Source:	EconStor

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