Media, Secret Ballot and Democratization in the US

Can the media determine the success or failure of institutional reforms? We study the adoption of secret voting in the US and the role of media in this arguably crucial step to improve democracy. Using a difference-in-difference identification strategy and a rich dataset on local newspapers, we find...

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Autores:
Fergusson, Leopoldo
Riaño, Juan Felipe
Song, B.K.
Tipo de recurso:
Work document
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:
Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/41135
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/1992/41135
Palabra clave:
Media
Secret ballot
Democratization
Electoral reforms
Gerrymandering
D72, D73, D80, L82
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/