Media and Social Capital

Filipe Campante, Ruben Durante and Andrea Tesei

No 29230, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

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.

JEL-codes: D71 D72 D74 D83 D84 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-09
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Published as Filipe Campante & Ruben Durante & Andrea Tesei, 2022. "Media and Social Capital," Annual Review of Economics, vol 14(1).

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