people to make better choices. In this paper I argue that mass media have an impact over voters' knowledge, reflected on one … media outlet I take into account is radio, starting from its last stage of expansion in Colombia, since the mid 1990s. I use … greater exposure to radio, suggesting an increasing electoral competition. Finally, I find that the presence of local media …

This paper explores the role of mass media in people's perceptions of charismatic leaders, focusing on the case of … postal service. The major findings are: (1) the frequency of exposure to mass media is positively related to the support for …

The importance of social media for election campaigning has received a lot of attention recently. Using data from the … 2011 New Zealand General Election and the size of candidates’ social media networks on Facebook and Twitter, we investigate … whether social media is associated with election votes and probability of election success. Overall, our results suggest that …

Media play an essential role in democracy by making available valuable information for electoral decisions. In a … framework of political economy of mass media, I inquiry the possibility of capture by rent-seeking o cers in a heterogeneous … electoral environment. This allow me to discuss when relevant information is traded, when government captures media and what e …

information if media technology is available because then they do not condition their informational decisions on being pivotal …. The model also shows that the quality of media coverage is inefficiently low because voters have incentives to free …

apply when a group of voters shares a common goal such as accountability and information is delivered via mass media. In …

apply when a group of voters shares a common goal such as accountability and information is delivered via mass media. In …