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 …

How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a …

How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a …

This paper analyses how competition between media firms influences the way they are financed. In a setting where … monopoly media firms choose to be completely financed by consumer payments, competition may lead the media firms to be financed … by advertising as well. The closer substitutes the media firms’ products are, the less they rely on consumer payment and …

This paper explores the causal influence of media content on voting behavior. We exploit a natural experiment involving … notion that access to free media influences political attitudes and facilitates the consolidation of democracy. …

What is the role of the media in coordinating and mobilizing insurgency against a foreign military occupation? We …

We investigate the existence of an "electoral cycle bias" in the timing of media coverage of news with high political …