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 …

Television is the dominant entertainment medium for hundreds of millions. This chapter surveys the economic forces that … determine the production and consumption of this content. It presents recent trends in television and online video markets, both … number of distinct themes emerge, including the growing importance of the pay-television sector, the role played by content …

television stations. Instrumenting for the possible endogeneity of media activity to public spending, 2SLS results confirm a …

This paper studies the link between television and divorce in Brazil by exploiting variation in the timing of …