Internet and politics: Evidence from U.K. local elections and local government policies
Autor: | Alessandro Gavazza, Tommaso Valletti, Mattia Nardotto |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Settore SECS-P/01
SELECTION Economics and Econometrics Media PRESS business.product_category Local election Economics Local elections Local government expenditure Public policy Social Sciences COMPETITION DEMOCRACY Newspaper JN101 Great Britain Politics Business & Economics 0502 economics and business Internet access 050207 economics 14 Economics 050205 econometrics SUFFRAGE Government Internet business.industry 05 social sciences Voter turnout EDUCATION NEWSPAPER ENTRY BIAS Local government Political economy JS Local government Municipal government The Internet TURNOUT business HE Transportation and Communications |
Popis: | We empirically study the effects of broadband internet diffusion on local election outcomes and on local government policies using rich data from the U.K. Our analysis shows that the internet has displaced other media with greater news content (i.e. radio and newspapers), thereby decreasing voter turnout, most notably among less-educated and younger individuals. In turn, we find suggestive evidence that local government expenditures and taxes are lower in areas with greater broadband diffusion, particularly expenditures targeted at less-educated voters. Our findings are consistent with the idea that voters’ information plays a key role in determining electoral participation, government policies, and government size. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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