The Intertemporal Relationship between Media Coverage and Political Decisions

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<p>The media coverage of a given public policy appears to have a great impact on political decision making related to the policy. However, political decisions also appear to reciprocally affect media coverage of the issue. This theoretical study investigates the intertemporal relationship between media coverage and political decisions. Our first model describes media outlets’ decisions correlated to the amount of coverage on public spending policy and demonstrates how the level of inappropriate government spending influences them. Our second model describes competition between two political parties and demonstrates how the amount of media coverage affects the parties’ decisions on their government spending policies. Finally, we examine the relationship between the amount of media coverage and the parties’ spending policy during particular periods, revealing their specific intertemporal effects upon each other.</p>

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  • 公共選択

    公共選択 2014 (61), 5-29, 2014

    公共選択学会

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