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Can leaders persuade? : examining movement in immigration beliefs

Afrouzi, Hassan; Arteaga, Carolina; Weisburst, Emily - 2022

Can political leaders change constituents' beliefs? If so, is it rhetoric, identity, or the interaction of the two that matters? We construct a large-scale experiment where participants are exposed to anti-immigrant and pro-immigrant speeches from both Presidents Obama and Trump. We benchmark...

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(Why) are economists different?

Kirchgässner, Gebhard (contributor) - 2005

After presenting some casual evidence about the difference between economists and the rest of the population, first the survey and experimental evidence which has been presented on this topic during the last 20 years is discussed. But can these results really be transferred to real world...

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Transparency and policy competition : experimental evidence from German citizens and politicians

Blesse, Sebastian; Lergetporer, Philipp; Nover, Justus; … - 2023

A lack of transparency about policy performance can pose a major obstacle to welfare-enhancing policy competition across jurisdictions. In parallel surveys with German citizens and state parliamentarians, we document that both groups misperceive the performance of their state's education system....

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Friendship networks and political opinions : a natural experiment among future French politicians

Algan, Yann; Dalvit, Nicolò; Do, Quoc-Anh; Le … - 2023

groups before their scholar curriculum reduce political opinion gap, and increase friendship formation. Using the pairwise … differences in opinions by 40% of the standard deviation of opinion gap. The evidence is consistent with a homophily … opinion gaps by reducing divergence, therefore polarization and extremism, without forcing individuals' views to converge …

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In-group bias in preferences for redistribution : a survey experiment in Italy

Bruni, Riccardo; Gioffré, Alessandro; Marino, Maria - 2023

Using a new survey and experimental data, we investigate how information on inequality and immigration affects preferences for redistribution in Italy. Our randomized treatments show that preferences for redistribution are generally inelastic to information. However, we find that provision of...

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Lobbying and bribes : a survey-based analysis of the demand for influence and corruption

Bennedsen, Morten; Feldmann, Sven E.; Dreyer Lassen, David - 2011

We use survey responses by firms to examine the firm-level determinants and effects of political influence, their perception of corruption and prevalence of bribe paying. We find that: (a) measures of political influence and corruption/bribes are uncorrelated at the firm level; (b) firms that...

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Who is afraid of school choice?

Diem, Andrea; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2011

This study uses survey data to investigate attitudes among Swiss voters to different models offering more freedom of choice in the educational system. The findings indicate clear opposition to the use of taxpayer money to fund private schools, while free choice between public schools seems to...

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Does political knowledge increase support for Europe? : a cross country investigation of the attitudes of European citizens

Cerniglia, Floriana; Pagani, Laura - 2011

We study the impact of political knowledge on the attitudes of European citizens towards the possible distribution of responsibilities between European level institutions and national governments in three policy areas: foreign policy, defence and immigration policy. The hypothesis tested is that...

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The empire is dead, long live the empire! : long-run persistence of trust and corruption in the bureaucracy

Becker, Sascha O.; Boeckh, Katrin; Hainz, Christa; … - 2011

Do empires affect attitudes towards the state long after their demise? We hypothesize that the Habsburg Empire with its localized and well-respected administration increased citizens' trust in local public services. In several Eastern European countries, communities on both sides of the...

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Self-confirming immigration policy

Giordani, Paolo; Ruta, Michele - 2012

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this interaction multiple equilibria may arise,...

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