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The nexus between national and regional reporting of economic news: Evidence from the United Kingdom and Scotland

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  • Dooruj Rambaccussing
  • Andrzej Kwiatkowski

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Broadsheet newspapers are an important source of economic news. Using a unique dataset of more than 489,000 articles over the last 20 years, this article asks the question whether newspapers published in Scotland communicate similar economic sentiments as UK‐wide newspapers. The findings show that although Scottish and UK newspapers share a positive correlation, this relationship varies over time. There is evidence of causality running mostly from the United Kingdom to Scotland. The Scottish Referendum 2014 has had an impact on newspaper reporting when there was more uncertainty in the communication. Individual newspapers respond differently during the referendum periods where some newspapers, The Daily Telegraph and Daily Record for instance reacted to the uncertainty rather strongly, whereas local newspapers represented news in a rather surprising positive note.

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  • Dooruj Rambaccussing & Andrzej Kwiatkowski, 2024. "The nexus between national and regional reporting of economic news: Evidence from the United Kingdom and Scotland," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(2), pages 371-393, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:buecrs:v:76:y:2024:i:2:p:371-393
    DOI: 10.1111/boer.12428
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