Conservative Media, Inventor Mobility, and Corporate Innovation
59 Pages Posted: 22 Jun 2021 Last revised: 2 Dec 2023
Yuqi Gu
Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management
Mahsa Kaviani
University of Delaware
Lily Yuanzhi Li
Villanova University
Hosein Maleki
Rutgers Business School - Rutgers University
Connie X. Mao
Temple University - Fox School of Business and Management
Date Written: May 1, 2022
Abstract
We examine the impact of Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest conservative media network in the US local TV markets, on corporate innovation following its staggered expansion across the country. We find a significant reduction in innovation output two to three years after Sinclair entry. As a larger proportion of inventors self-identify as left-leaning, we find that the effect runs through inventor mobility. Inventors leaving Sinclair-exposed firms are more innovative compared to those who stay or are newly hired. The effect of Sinclair on innovation is larger in states with fewer restrictions on employee mobility and in red states.
Keywords: political ideology, media, innovation, human capital mobility
JEL Classification: D72, J24, L82, J61, O31
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Yuqi Gu
Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management ( email )
Salem, OR 97301
United States
Mahsa Kaviani
University of Delaware ( email )
20 Orchard Rd, Newark, DE
Newark, DE 19716
United States
Lily Yuanzhi Li
Villanova University ( email )
United States
Hosein Maleki (Contact Author)
Rutgers Business School - Rutgers University ( email )
Connie X. Mao

Temple University - Fox School of Business and Management ( email )
416 Alter Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19122
United States
215-204-4895 (Phone)
215-204-1697 (Fax)
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