Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/194880 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2019-28
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
Using US data of media's coverage of politics and individual survey data, the authors document that in the states with a greater coverage of politics, citizens especially exposed to newspapers have more polarized preferences, partly coming from better political knowledge, and resulting in a higher political involvement measured as contributions to political parties and candidates.
Subjects: 
media
ideological polarization
JEL: 
K4
H0
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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