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Mass Media Effects on Trading Activities : Television Broadcasting Evidence from Japan

Aman, Hiroyuki - 2018

This study examines how information broadcasting through television (TV) media influences stock market activities …

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Can television bring down a dictator? : evidence from Chile's "No Campaign"

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu - 2017

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Markets: Red Light States: Who Buys Online Adult Entertainment?

Edelman, Benjamin - In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 23 (2009) 1, pp. 209-20

This paper studies the adult online entertainment industry, particularly the consumption side of the market. In particular, it focuses on the demographics and consumption patterns of those who subscribe to adult entertainment websites. On the surface, this business would seem to face a number of...

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Is Information Power? Using Mobile Phones and Free Newspapers During an Election in Mozambique

Aker, Jenny C.; Collier, Paul; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2022

during an election in Mozambique. Three interventions providing information to voters and calling for their electoral … free newspaper. To measure impact, we look at official electoral results, reports by electoral observers, behavioral and … survey data. We find positive effects of all treatments on voter turnout. We observe that the distribution of the newspaper …

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Is Information Power? Using Mobile Phones and Free Newspapers During an Election in Mozambique

Aker, Jenny C.; Collier, Paul; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2013

of the Mozambican election of 2009, where the ruling party secured 75 percent of the vote, amid low participation and … free newspaper door-to-door focusing on voter education. We measure the effects of these treatments by looking at official … also have evidence that the distribution of the free newspaper led to more accountability-based participation and to a …

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Electoral competition under media influence

Bräuer, Wolfgang - 1998

situation before election campaigning into an electoral victory. …

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Electoral competition under media influence

Bräuer, Wolfgang - 1998

situation before election campaigning into an electoral victory. …

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Persuasion and dissuasion in political campaigns : political communication and media coverage in senate races

García Jimeno, Camilo; Yildirim, Pinar - 2024 - This version: January 31, 2024

We study the strategic interaction between candidates to office and the print media, exploring the following tension: while the media is instrumental for candidates to communicate with voters, candidates and media outlets have conflicting preferences over the contents of media reporting. We...

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Focused power : experiments, the Shapley-Shubik power index, and focal points

Geller, Chris R.; Mustard, Jamie; Shahwan, Ranya - 2013

Experiments evaluate the fit of human behaviour to the Shapley-Shubik power index (SSPI), a formula of voter power. Groups of six subjects with differing votes divide a fixed purse by majority rule in online chat rooms. Earnings proxy for measured power. Chat rooms and processes for selecting...

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How does the presidential election period affect the performance of the state-owned enterprise in Indonesia?

Harymawan, Iman; Nasih, Mohammad; Suhardianto, Novrys; … - In: Cogent business & management 7 (2020) 1, pp. 1-14

election affects their performance. This study uses 3,716 firm-year observations for firms listed on the Indonesian Stock … parties involved in the presidential election in the past three elections. Due to the complexity of the data collection, this … excellent financial performance of SOEs disappears around the election period. It indicates that being a board member of state …

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