We study the causal effects of increasing the transparency of parliamentary speeches on polarization and other types of … broadcasting of question hours would affect left-right polarization, differences between individual parties, or within-party group … increased transparency and left-right polarization but that the presence of TV cameras can fuel other political divides and …

-2018. We find a peak in left-right polarization in the 1970s, driven by the extreme left party, and co-occuring with a high … fluctuates during the majority of the 20th century, our results show that the levels of polarization currently perceived as high …

mediated by prior political leanings and, thus, contributes to increasing polarization in beliefs about facts. We study this …