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The econometric effects of the Voting Rights Act in the U.S. South

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The Voice of Radio in the Battle for Equal Rights: Evidence from the U.S. South

Although the 1960s race riots have gone down in history as America’s most violent and destructive ethnic civil disturbances, a single common factor able to explain their insurgence is yet to be found. Using a novel dataset on the universe of radio stations airing Black-appeal programming, the effect of media on riots is found to be sizable and statistically significant. ...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Economics
Sub department:
Economics
Oxford college:
Merton College
Role:
Author

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Division:
SSD
Department:
Economics
Sub department:
Economics
Oxford college:
Merton College
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0001-6259-0323
Economic and Social Research Council More from this funder
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford

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