Knocking on Hell’s door: dismantling hate with cultural consumption

Daria Denti, Alessandro Crociata and Alessandra Faggian
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Alessandro Crociata: Gran Sasso Science Institute

Journal of Cultural Economics, 2023, vol. 47, issue 2, No 5, 303-349

Abstract: Abstract How local cultural activities influence development and human behaviour is gaining popularity. Experimental evidence shows that cultural consumption is effective in countering hate. This is crucial, as hate, in turn, has a negative influence on the socioeconomic performance of places. Still, little is known on this, outside few more qualitative case studies. This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the impact of cultural consumption on hate events in the Italian NUTS3 regions. IV estimation using a unique longitudinal database, with georeferenced hate manifestations and a population-based measure for cultural consumption, shows that cultural consumption determines a reduction in hate events. Our findings support the idea that cultural change acts as key enabling factor for people open-mindedness and place inclusiveness. Our results hold after various robustness checks, suggesting the need for policy interventions promoting cultural consumption also to accomplish more tolerant communities.

Keywords: Hate; Discontent; Cultural economics; Spillovers; Social capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 H I3 J1 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s10824-022-09461-8

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