2006
DOI: 10.1257/aer.96.3.720
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Handcuffs for the Grabbing Hand? Media Capture and Government Accountability

Abstract: It has long been recognized that the media play an essential role in government accountability. However, even in the absence of censorship, the government may in ‡uence news content by maintaining a "cozy" relationship with the media. This paper develops a model of democratic politics in which media capture is endogenous.The model o¤ers insights into the features of the media market that determine the ability of the government to exercise such capture and hence to in ‡uence political outcomes.We are grateful t… Show more

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“…Indeed, previous studies that found positive effects of transparency have often focused on developed countries Lassen 2006a and2006b;Besley and Prat 2006). In contrast, all EITI participants are developing countries and there is no research to demonstrate that the EITI actually helped to bring any positive political, economic and social benefits to member countries (see the following section).…”
Section: Conditions For Facilitating Transparencymentioning
confidence: 98%
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“…Indeed, previous studies that found positive effects of transparency have often focused on developed countries Lassen 2006a and2006b;Besley and Prat 2006). In contrast, all EITI participants are developing countries and there is no research to demonstrate that the EITI actually helped to bring any positive political, economic and social benefits to member countries (see the following section).…”
Section: Conditions For Facilitating Transparencymentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Evidence suggests that independent media is an important tool for increasing accountability and the beneficial effects of transparency (Besley and Prat 2006). Better flows of information about revenues and spending allow the public and interest groups to observe the causes and effects of fiscal policy and thereby improve political accountability.…”
Section: Conditions For Facilitating Transparencymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the literature shows that there is a positive correlation between the control of the corruption perception index and the freedom of the press. In other words, the perception of corruption in less media-free countries is also higher (see Besley and Prat, 2006;Brunetti and Weder, 2003;and Sung, 2002). 9 See http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/index.aspx#faq-16.…”
Section: Independent Variables Corruption (Cor)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Baron 2006;Besley and Prat 2006;Gentzkow and Shapiro 2006;Huckfeldt 2001). 4 For example, Larcinese, Puglisi and Snyder (2011) have shown that pro-Democrat newspapers in the U.S. are more likely to report high unemployment under Republican Presidents.…”
Section: Source Credibilitymentioning
confidence: 99%