Meet the Press: How Voters and Politicians Respond to Newspaper Entry and Exit
利用1993-2010年意大利中等大城市的地方报纸数据，研究发现报纸进入提高了市政选举投票率、现任市长连任概率和政府效率，但对政治家选拔无显著影响，且竞争效应不限于首次进入。
This paper uses an original dataset covering the presence of local news in medium-large Italian cities in the period 1993–2010 to evaluate the effects of newspaper entry and exit on electoral participation, political selection, and government efficiency. Exploiting discrete changes in the number of newspapers, we show that newspaper entry increases turnout in municipal elections, the reelection probability of the incumbent mayor, and the efficiency of the municipal government. We do not find any effect on the selection of politicians. Competition plays a relevant role, as the effects are not limited to the first newspaper entry.