Local Media: Expansion of Radio and Political Accountability. Evidence from Colombia

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Author: Salcedo Monroy, Dario José
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Election results; Local elections; Radio stations; Voter behavior; Voters

Access to more information by a group of voters may represent more knowledge about the political system and incentivize people to make better choices. In this paper I argue that mass media have an impact over voters' knowledge, reflected on one of the main forms of political participation that...