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Councilors who thought performance reports would be published before an election invested more in infrastructure, with positive impacts on re-election

Even in a highly controlled environment such as China, media bias is affected by competition and a trade-off between political and economic goals

Instead of censoring or banning social media, the Chinese government uses it to surveil protests, monitor local officials, and disseminate propaganda

Evidence from Nigeria suggests that TV shows can promote safer sexual practices mainly through learning, rather than social conformity

Fostering an environment in which citizens do not demand uncensored information is critical to effective internet censorship in China

Indices for the US, UK, France, and Germany show that recent levels of concern and uncertainty in European countries about migration are unprecedented