Durante, Ruben, Pinotti, Paolo and Tesei, Andrea (2017) The political legacy of entertainment TV. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1475). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
We study the political impact of entertainment television in Italy exploiting the staggered introduction of Berlusconi's commercial TV network, Mediaset, in the early 1980s. We find that individuals with early access to Mediaset all-entertainment content were more likely to vote for Berlusconi's party in 1994, when he first ran for office. The effect persists for five elections and is driven by heavy TV viewers, namely the very young and the elders. Regarding possible mechanisms, we find that individuals exposed to entertainment TV as children were less cognitively sophisticated and civicminded as adults, and ultimately more vulnerable to Berlusconi's populist rhetoric.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2017 09:53 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 20:38 |
| Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/83606 |
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