Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/260500 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 930
Publisher: 
Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance, London
Abstract: 
We survey the empirical literature in economics on the impact of media technologies on social capital. Motivated by a simple model of information and collective action, we cover a range of different outcomes related to social capital, from social and political participation to interpersonal trust, in its benign and destructive manifestations. The impact of media technologies hinges on their content ("information" vs "entertainment"), their effectiveness in fostering coordination, and the networks they create, as well as individual characteristics and media consumption choices.
Subjects: 
Social capital
media
collective action
information
coordination
participation
JEL: 
D71
D72
D74
D83
D84
Z13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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