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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1044 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: The dictator's information problem · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Egorov, Guriev and Sonin find, controlling for country fixed effects, that media are less free in oil-rich countries, especially in non-democracies, consistent with their theory that dictators allow freer media when they need it to monitor bureaucrats.”

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