direct test of the effects of media exposure, we compare tainted candidates exposed before elections to those exposed after …Abstract:Free media may not favor political accountability when other democratic institutions are weak,and may even … coercion to obtain votes. A media scandal thatexposes these candidates increases their coercion effort to offset the negative …

a media scandal. We find that paramilitary-backed candidates exposed before elections get as many votes as those exposed …Free media may not favor political accountability when other democratic institutions are weak, and may even bring … obtain votes. A media scandal exposing these candidates entices them to increase their coercion effort to offset the negative …

of violent civil conflict in nineteenth-century Colombia. Empirically studying the relationship between democracy and …This paper studies the effect of strengthening democracy, as captured by an increase in voting rights, on the incidence … conflict is challenging, not only because of conceptual problems in defining and measuring democracy, but also because …

of violent civil conflict in nineteenth-century Colombia. Empirically studying the relationship between democracy and …This paper studies the effect of strengthening democracy, as captured by an increase in voting rights, on the incidence … conflict is challenging, not only because of conceptual problems in defining and measuring democracy, but also because …

media outlet I take into account is radio, starting from its last stage of expansion in Colombia, since the mid 1990s. I use … people to make better choices. In this paper I argue that mass media have an impact over voters' knowledge, reflected on one … of the main forms of political participation that citizens have in a democracy: voting and politicians' performance. The …

The spread of propaganda, misinformation, and biased narratives from autocratic regimes, especially on social media, is …

media outlet I take into account is radio, starting from its last stage of expansion in Colombia, since the mid 1990s. I use … people to make better choices. In this paper I argue that mass media have an impact over voters' knowledge, reflected on one … of the main forms of political participation that citizens have in a democracy: voting and politicians' performance. The …

of violent civil conflict in nineteenth-century Colombia. Empirically studying the relationship between democracy and …This paper studies the effect of strengthening democracy, as captured by an increase in voting rights, on the incidence … conflict is challenging, not only because of conceptual problems in defining and measuring democracy, but also because …