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The Corporate Governance Role of the Media

Dyck, Alexander; Zingales, Luigi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

In this Paper we discuss the role of the media in pressuring corporate managers and directors to behave in ways that … anecdotal and systematic evidence that media affect companies’ policy toward the environment and the amount of corporate …

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Media and Politics

Strömberg, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

This article provides a review of recent literature in economics on the effect of mass media on politics. The focus is … on the welfare effects of mass media. I also discuss the likely implications of existing behavioral theories of media …

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Radio and the Rise of the Nazis in Prewar Germany

Adena, Maja; Enikolopov, Ruben; Petrova, Maria; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

How far can the media undermine democratic institutions, and how persuasive can media be in ensuring public support for …

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The Price of Media Capture and the Looting of Newspapers in Interwar France

Bignon, Vincent; Flandreau, Marc - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

This paper develops a new insight enabling the empirical study of media capture: minority shareholders of newspapers …

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A Tear in the Iron Curtain: The Impact of Western Television on Consumption Behavior

Bursztyn, Leonardo; Cantoni, Davide - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

This paper examines the impact of exposure to foreign media on the economic behavior of agents in a totalitarian regime …

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Market-based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy

Della Vigna, Stefano; Durante, Ruben; Knight, Brian; La … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

An extensive literature has studied lobbying by special interest groups. We analyze a novel lobbying channel: lobbying businessmen-politicians through business proxies. When a politician controls a business, firms attempting to curry favors shift their spending towards the politician's business....

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Cross-border media and nationalism: Evidence from Serbian radio in Croatia

Della Vigna, Stefano; Enikolopov, Ruben; Mironova, Vera; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

content of a media outlet reaching citizens of a neighboring country. We consider radio signals travelling across borders in …

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The Media and the Diffusion of Information in Financial Markets: Evidence from Newspaper Strikes

Peress, Joël - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

The media are increasingly recognized as key players in financial markets. I investigate their causal impact on trading … demonstrate that the media contribute to the efficiency of the stock market by improving the dissemination of information among …

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Illegal immigration and media exposure: Evidence on individual attitudes

Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria; Puglisi, Riccardo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

the United States. We find evidence that - in addition to standard labor market and welfare state considerations - media … entirely explain the correlation between media exposure and attitudes about illegal immigration. …

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Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia

Enikolopov, Ruben; Petrova, Maria; Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

How do media affect voting behavior? What difference can an independent media outlet make in a country with state …-controlled media? Our paper addresses these questions by comparing electoral outcomes and votes reported by survey respondents during …

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