Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign

Can televised political advertising change voting behavior in elections held in authoritarian regimes? We study the case of Chile, where the opposition used television campaigns weeks before the election that ended the Pinochet regime. We show that after campaigns were launched, firms linked to Pino...

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title	Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign
spellingShingle	Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign Comunicaciones, Telecomunicaciones D72, P26 Television Dictatorship Elections Transition Televisión y política Dictadura Dictadores Campañas políticas Campaña electoral
title_short	Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign
title_full	Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign
title_fullStr	Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign
title_full_unstemmed	Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign
title_sort	Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv	Comunicaciones, Telecomunicaciones D72, P26 Television Dictatorship Elections Transition Televisión y política Dictadura Dictadores Campañas políticas Campaña electoral
topic	Comunicaciones, Telecomunicaciones D72, P26 Television Dictatorship Elections Transition Televisión y política Dictadura Dictadores Campañas políticas Campaña electoral
description	Can televised political advertising change voting behavior in elections held in authoritarian regimes? We study the case of Chile, where the opposition used television campaigns weeks before the election that ended the Pinochet regime. We show that after campaigns were launched, firms linked to Pinochet lost stock market value, confirming the contemporaneous importance of television. Using national surveys conducted before the election and administrative electoral data, we provide evidence of a positive effect of television exposure on opposition votes. These results suggest that televised political campaigns can help to defeat dictators at the polls.
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Can Television Bring Down a Dictator? Evidence from Chile's “No” Campaign

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