corruption scandals in the Italian Regional Health Systems by two important national newspapers having opposite ideology, La … find any evidence of the existence of neither an electoral cycle, nor an ideological bias in the coverage of corruption …We investigate the existence of an "electoral cycle bias" in the timing of media coverage of news with high political …

, destruction and suffering, but also exposed rampant government corruption involving construction and zoning code violations. The … incompetence shown by the government in providing relief, the corruption allegations in regards to those efforts, and government … parliamentary election is investigated, using cross-provincial data, and controlling for other social, political and economic …

effect generally improves the accuracy of consumer forecasts while the tone channel induces a media bias. …

The COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a resurgence of the euro crisis. In this context, Italy seems particularly vulnerable … the common currency. Based on a novel survey experiment, this paper shows that the pro-euro coalition is fragile in Italy …-euro coalition may crumble if Italy is exposed to harsh conditionality. …

right use beauty as a cue for candidate ideology or quality in the municipal elections. …