2023
DOI: 10.1111/lsq.12439
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Effects of Increased Transparency on Political Divides and MP Behavior: Evidence from Televised Question Hours in the Finnish Parliament

Jeremias Nieminen,
Salla Simola,
Janne Tukiainen

Abstract: We study the effects of increasing the transparency of parliamentary speeches on polarization and other types of MP behavior. We utilize the 1989 introduction of TV broadcasting to the Finnish government's parliamentary question hours held on the first Thursday of every month. By contrast, the question hours held on other Thursdays of the month were not televised until 2007, allowing us to use difference‐in‐differences design. We find a positive effect on government–opposition divides, but no evidence that the… Show more

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