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Narratives and economic policy: the construction of the fiscal agenda in the journalistic media in the period 2010-2015

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  • Fabio Terra
  • Jamile Ulisses Pereira

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The article assesses media coverage of the Brazilian fiscal policy from 2010 to2015 through thematic analysis of the newspapers Valor Econômico, Folha de São Paulo,and O Estado de São Paulo. A total of 1,706 articles were cataloged using the following predeterminedkeywords: fiscal policy, austerity, fiscal adjustment, excessive spending, “neweconomic matrix”, and fiscal problem. In the context of media coverage, these terms wereclassified as “Positive” (if based upon orthodox analysis) or “Negative” (other analysis). Thefindings reveal a dominance of the orthodox perspective, with over 60% of coverage acrossall filters. JEL Classification: B50; E60; Z13.

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  • Fabio Terra & Jamile Ulisses Pereira, 2025. "Narratives and economic policy: the construction of the fiscal agenda in the journalistic media in the period 2010-2015," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 45(3), pages 516-534.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:45:y:2025:i:3:p:516-534:id:2518
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    Keywords

    Economic narrative; discourse; fiscal policy;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • B50 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - General
    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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