Knocking on Hell’s door: dismantling hate with cultural consumption

Abstract How local cultural activities influence development and human behaviour is gaining popularity. Experimental evidence shows that consumption effective in countering hate. This crucial, as hate, turn, has a negative on the socioeconomic performance of places. Still, little known this, outside few more qualitative case studies. paper provides quantitative analysis impact hate events Italian NUTS3 regions. IV estimation using unique longitudinal database, with georeferenced manifestations population-based measure for consumption, determines reduction events. Our findings support idea change acts key enabling factor people open-mindedness place inclusiveness. results hold after various robustness checks, suggesting need policy interventions promoting also to accomplish tolerant communities.