Does candidates’ media exposure affect vote shares? Evidence from Pope breaking news
I study the impact of politicians’ media exposure in campaign on their vote share, exploiting an exogenous change in coverage during the Italian 2013 electoral race. Right before the election, the Pope Benedict XVI suddenly resigned and broadcast coverage of politics markedly dropped. Only five days...
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Elsevier
2023
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