Internet and Politics: Evidence from U.K. Local Elections and Local Government Policies
Internet and Politics: Evidence from U.K. Local Elections and Local Government Policies
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Oxford University Press
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English
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We empirically study the effects of broadband internet diffusion on local election outcomes and on local government policies using rich data from the U.K. Our analysis shows that the internet has displaced other media with greater news content (i.e. radio and newspapers), thereby decreasing voter turnout, most notably among less-educated and younge...
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Internet and Politics: Evidence from U.K. Local Elections and Local Government Policies
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_restud_rdy028
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_restud_rdy028
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0034-6527
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1467-937X
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10.1093/restud/rdy028
