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Media and Social Capital

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16500

30 Pages Posted: 22 Sep 2021

See all articles by Filipe Campante

Filipe Campante

Johns Hopkins University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Ruben Durante

Catalan Institution of Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA); Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Department of Economics and Business, Students

Andrea Tesei

Queen Mary University of London - School of Economics and Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)

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Date Written: September 2021

Abstract

We survey the empirical literature in economics on the impact of media technologies on social capital. Motivated by a simple model of information and collective action, we cover a range of different outcomes related to social capital, from social and political participation to interpersonal trust, in its benign and destructive manifestations. The impact of media technologies hinges on their content ("information" vs "entertainment"), their effectiveness in fostering coordination, and the networks they create, as well as individual characteristics and media consumption choices

Keywords: collective action, coordination, Information, media, Participation, social capital

JEL Classification: D71, D72, D74, D83, D84, Z13

Suggested Citation

Campante, Filipe and Durante, Ruben and Tesei, Andrea, Media and Social Capital (September 2021). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16500, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3928797

Filipe Campante (Contact Author)

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Ruben Durante

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Andrea Tesei

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