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dc.titleTelevision and Divorce: Evidence from Brazilian Novelas
dc.contributor.authorChong, Alberto E.
dc.contributor.authorLa Ferrara, Eliana
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.date.available2011-12-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2009-01-29T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the link between television and divorce in Brazil by exploiting variation in the timing of availability of the signal of Rede Globo -the network that had a virtual monopoly on telenovelas in the countryacross municipal areas. Using three rounds of Census data (1970, 1980 and 1991) and controlling for area fixed effects and for time-varying characteristics, the paper finds that the share of women who are separated or divorced increases significantly after the Globo signal becomes available. The effect is robust to controlling for potential determinants of Globos entry strategy and is stronger for relatively smaller areas, where the signal reaches a higher fraction of the population.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010906
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Television-and-Divorce-Evidence-from-Brazilian-Novelas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTelecommunication
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectVital Records
dc.subject.jelcodeJ12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse
dc.subject.jelcodeN36 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeO1 - Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO10 - Economic Development: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO14 - Industrialization • Manufacturing and Service Industries • Choice of Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeO15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
dc.subject.jelcodeO16 - Financial Markets • Saving and Capital Investment • Corporate Finance and Governance
dc.subject.jelcodeO17 - Formal and Informal Sectors • Shadow Economy • Institutional Arrangements
dc.subject.jelcodeO18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure
dc.subject.jelcodeO19 - International Linkages to Development • Role of International Organizations
dc.subject.keywordsWP-651
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationBR-N1020
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