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Market size of the media industry and freedom of press: an empirical study

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  • Evguenii Zazdravnykh

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This paper empirically shows that the market size of the media sector is important for freedom of the press, in addition to the wealth of the country and type of political regime.

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  • Evguenii Zazdravnykh, 2014. "Market size of the media industry and freedom of press: an empirical study," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 3(2), pages 109-114.
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