Media Bias in the Marketplace: Theory

Matthew Gentzkow; Jesse M. Shapiro; Daniel F. Stone

doi:10.3386/w19880

Media Bias in the Marketplace: Theory

Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro & Daniel F. Stone

Working Paper 19880

DOI 10.3386/w19880

Issue Date February 2014

We review the theoretical literature on market determinants of media bias. We present a theoretical framework that organizes many key themes in the literature, and discuss substantive lessons.

In preparation for the Handbook of Media Economics, Simon Anderson, David Strömberg and Joel Waldfogel, eds. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Matthew Gentzkow
I am a member of the Toulouse Network of Information Technology, a research group funded by Microsoft.
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Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro, and Daniel F. Stone, "Media Bias in the Marketplace: Theory," NBER Working Paper 19880 (2014), https://doi.org/10.3386/w19880.

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