Democracy or videocracy? An econometric analysis of the role of television in the Italian 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:	2011-05-25
Authors:	Sabatini, Fabio
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	trust \| institutions \| democracy \| television \| media \| social capital \| Italy \| instrumental variables

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

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