The Government Response to Informed Citizens : New Evidence on Media Access and the Distribution of Public Health Benefits in Africa
We 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, in this experiment government agents do not provide greater benefits to citizens whose exposure to commun...
Main Authors: | Keefer, Philip, Khemani, Stuti |
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Format: | Journal Article |
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
2018
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29119 |
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