War of the Waves: Radio and Resistance during World War II

We analyze the role of the media in coordinating and mobilizing insurgency against an authoritarian regime, in the context of the Nazi-fascist occupation of Italy during WWII. We study the effect of BBC radio on the intensity of internal resistance. By exploiting variations in monthly sunspot activi...

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Published in:American economic journal. Applied economics 2020-10, Vol.12 (4), p.1-38
Main Authors: Gagliarducci, Stefano, Onorato, Massimiliano Gaetano, Sobbrio, Francesco, Tabellini, Guido
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