Consolidation in Broadcast Television Markets and Voter Turnout

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Abstract: Broadcast television ownership in the United States is regulated in order to promote diverse local news sources and ensure a robust democratic process by limiting common ownership of television stations in the same market. I attempt to establish a causal relationship between a reduction in the number of owners in a market and voter turnout. I also examine the impact of consolidation at a national level by measuring both the impact of entry by large broadcast owners to a market and consolidating mergers by large firms. I find that consolidation at a local level leads to a reduction in turnout, consolidation at a national level leads to a reduction in turnout, and the reduction in turnout is highest in concentrated local markets with multiple large firms that own two broadcast television stations.

Type of resource	text
Date created	May 6, 2021

Author	Hamilton, Matthew
Degree granting institution	Stanford University, Department of Economics
Primary advisor	Rosston, Gregory

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/ff521yy6906

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Preferred Citation: Hamilton, Matthew. (2021). Consolidation in Broadcast Television Markets and Voter Turnout. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/ff521yy6906

Stanford University, Department of Economics, Honors Theses

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