Who trusts Berlusconi? An econometric analysis of the role of television in the political arena

This paper contributes to the literature by carrying out the first econometric investigation into the role of television in the formation of political consensus in Italy. Based on probit and instrumental variables estimates, we find trust in television to be the most significant predictor of trust in the Italian prime minister. The latter is also strongly and negatively correlated with trust in the judicial system and tolerance towards immigrants.

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Year of publication:	2011-05-08
Authors:	Sabatini, Fabio
Institutions:	Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI)
Subject:	Trust \| institutions \| democracy \| television \| media \| social capital \| Italy \| instrumental variables

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	EERI Research Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number EERI_RP_2011_08
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; D83 - Search, Learning, Information and Knowledge ; H8 - Miscellaneous Issues ; L82 - Entertainment; Media (Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Broadcasting, Publishing, etc.) ; Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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