SEMINAR: Economics Seminar
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Economics Seminar : Anti-defamation Laws and Political Corruption |
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Abstract: We explore the role played by libel laws in selecting the information delivered by mass media to voters. The focus is on whether such laws can reduce political corruption and increase voters' welfare. By endogenizing the response of the voters to information from the media, we clarify under which circumstances regulation reduces or increases corruption. The analysis shows that libel laws can reduce political corruption only if the moral hazard problem dominates adverse selection and the punishment for the defamer is large enough to deter the publication of some well-founded scandals.
Speaker(s) |
Dr. Gabriele Gratton, University of New South Wales
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Location |
BUSN:101 Don Voelte and Nancy Keegan Case Study Room
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Contact |
Assistant Professor Ishita Chatterjee
<[email protected]>
: 6488 5654
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Start |
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:00
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End |
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:00
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Submitted by |
Anna Wiechecki <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:33
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