We analyze media repression in Putin's Russia (2004-2019), a smart dictatorship that mimics democratic institutions … and the pre-determined, staggered timing of local elections, we find evidence of strong political cycles of media … repression. This media repression ahead of elections leads to a more favorable tonality of the news coverage of incumbents. Free …

Romania), of two CIS economies (Russia and Ukraine) and of Turkey. A systematic approach in terms of different time horizons … exchange rates. A unified framework including productivity and net foreign assets completed with a set control variables such …

), two accession countries (Croatia and Turkey) and two CIS countries (Russia and Ukraine). The paper first studies the basic …