Do Television and Radio Destroy Social Capital? Evidence from Indonesian Villages

This paper investigates the impact of television and radio on social capital in Indonesia. I use two sources of variation in signal reception -- one based on Indonesia's mountainous terrain, and a second based on the differential introduction of private television throughout Indonesia. I find t...

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Main Author: Olken, Benjamin A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2011-03-18T20:09:40Z.
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