Documents et rapports
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Selective control : the political economy of censorship (anglais)
In recent years, alongside democratic backsliding and security threats, censorship is increasingly used by governments and other societal actors to control the media. Who is likely to be affected by censorship...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS8556 Date du document: 16 août 2018 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Corduneanu Huci,Cristina,Hamilton,Alexander James
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The government response to informed citizens : new evidence on media access and the distribution of public health benefits in Africa (anglais)
The authors use a natural experiment in media markets in Benin to examine the impact of community radio on government responsiveness to citizens. Contrary to prior research on the impact of mass media...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 129186 Date du document: 6 août 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Keefer,Philip E.,Khemani,Stuti
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Corporate governance and public corruption (anglais)
Corporate governance in the private sector and corruption are important for economic development and private sector development. This paper investigates how corporate governance in private-sector media...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5233 Date du document: 1 mars 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cusolito,Ana Paula
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Information and public choice : from media markets to policy making (anglais)
Contents of the report are: Overview : from media markets to policy; by Roumeen Islam. The media's influence on public policy decisions; by David Stromberg, and James M. Snyder Jr. National media and local...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 44990 Date du document: 6 juin 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Islam,Roumeen, Andrau, Pierre-Yves, DellaVigna, Stefano, Gentzkow, Matthew, George, Lisa M., Harymurti, Bambang, Kaplan, Ethan, Levy, Jonathan D., Majed, Ziad,Ojo, Edeaten, Petrova, Maria, Puglisi, Riccardo, Shapiro, Jesse M., Snyder, Jr., James M.,Stiglitz,Joseph Eugene, Stromberg, David,Waldfogel,Joel
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The right to tell : the role of mass media in economic development (russe)
A free press is not a luxury. It is at the core of equitable development. The media can expose corruption. They can keep a check on public policy by throwing a spotlight on government action. They let...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 25070 Date du document: 1 janvier 2003 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Djankov,Simeon,Islam,Roumeen,McLeish, Caralee
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The right to tell : the role of mass media in economic development (anglais)
A free press is not a luxury. It is at the core of equitable development. The media can expose corruption. They can keep a check on public policy by throwing a spotlight on government action. They let...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 25070 Date du document: 30 novembre 2002 Auteur: Djankov,Simeon,Islam,Roumeen,McLeish, Caralee
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Who owns the media? (anglais)
The authors examine patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. They find that almost universally the largest media firms are controlled by the government or by private families. Government...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2620 Date du document: 30 juin 2001 Auteur: Djankov,Simeon,McLeish, Caralee,Nenova,Tatiana,Shleifer,Andrei