Benesch Christine

Media Coverage and Immigration Worries: Econometric Evidence Publication Archived

This paper empirically explores the link between mass media coverage of migration and immigration worries. Using detaileddata on media coverage in Germany, we show that the amount of media reports regarding migration issues is positively as...

Governance of Public Broadcasters and Television Consumption Publication Archived

Recent literature emphasizes the importance of independent media for beneficialpolitical, economic and social outcomes. I investigate how media consumers react to state ownership of TV stations and the regulation and financing of these publ...

Does Watching TV Make Us Happy? Publication Archived

The paper studies a major human activity ? that of watching TV - where many individuals have incomplete control over, and foresight into, their own behavior. As a consequence, they watch more TV than they consider optimal for themselves and...