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This paper contributes to the literature by carrying out the first econometric investigation into the role of television in the formation of political consensus in Italy. Based on probit and instrumental variables estimates, we find trust in television to be the most significant predictor of trust in the Italian prime minister. The latter is also strongly and negatively correlated with trust in the judicial system and tolerance towards immigrants.

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• D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
• D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search, Learning, and Information
• H8 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues
• L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
• Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics
• Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Social and Economic Stratification

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• NEP-ALL-2011-08-09 (All new papers)
• NEP-POL-2011-08-09 (Positive Political Economics)
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1. Do Italians trust the television or the judges?
   by Economic Logician in Economic Logic on 2011-07-04 16:45:00
2. La crisis de deuda es, también, una crisis de confianza
   by Marta in Capital social (confianza, redes y normas), Felicidad y Emprendimiento on 2011-08-10 12:03:08

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