This paper studies how media and democracy influence government action taken before and after a natural disaster. The … key elements in this relationship are the media's role as the provider of information to voters about government action … and the quality of democracy that pertains to how relevant election results are. We show that more media activity and more …

Can media coverage of a terrorist organization encourage their execution of further attacks? This paper analyzes the …

In this paper, I quantify the role of media in the formation of support for unemployment insurance. Theory suggests …

This paper studies how media and democracy influence government action taken before and after a natural disaster. The … key elements in this relationship are the media's role as the provider of information to voters about government action … and the quality of democracy that pertains to how relevant election results are. We show that more media activity and more …

This paper systematically analyzes media attention devoted to terrorist attacks worldwide between 1998 and 2012 …. Several aspects are related to predicting media attention. First, suicide missions receive significantly more coverage, which … heightened media attention. Second, less attention is devoted to attacks in countries located further away from the US. Third …

Previous literature stresses the importance of free media for economic development. By its nature TV, radio, and … newspapers cross borders allowing citizens to easily sample media from neighboring countries. This creates pressure for domestic … reform and spreads media freedom between countries. Using spatial econometric techniques, and a sample of 102 countries, we …

This paper systematically analyzes media attention devoted to terrorist attacks worldwide between 1998 and 2012 …. Several aspects are related to predicting media attention. First, suicide missions receive significantly more coverage, which … heightened media attention. Second, less attention is devoted to attacks in countries located further away from the US. Third …

Tourism accounts for around one tenth of global GDP. We analyze the impact of entertainment media in drawing tourists … to filming locations (media multiplier ) and, in turn, the effect of tourism on local economic development (tourism … multiplier ). To assess the media multiplier, we employ a triple-difference empirical strategy exploiting the staggered …