The government response to informed citizens : new evidence on media access and the distribution of public health benefits in Africa (English)

The authors use a natural experiment in media markets in Benin to examine the impact of community radio on government responsiveness to citizens. Contrary to prior research on the impact of mass media, in this experiment government agents do not provide greater benefits to citizens whose exposure to community radio increased their demand for those benefits. Households with greater access to community radio were more likely to pay for government-provided...

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Keefer,Philip E.;

Khemani,Stuti;
Document Date
2015/08/06
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
129186
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/08/02
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Disclosed
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The government response to informed citizens : new evidence on media access and the distribution of public health benefits in Africa
Keywords
bed nets

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Keefer,Philip E.; Khemani,Stuti.

The government response to informed citizens : new evidence on media access and the distribution of public health benefits in Africa (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/575081533278161578

The government response to informed citizens : new evidence on media access and the distribution of public health benefits in Africa (English)

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