educational policies is amenable to information provision about party-positions. Finally, chapter 6 contributes to the …

educational policies is amenable to information provision about party-positions. Finally, chapter 6 contributes to the …

education policy. The first key aspect is the relationship between public opinion and the level of information of the population … information in very similar ways. This suggests that the difference in policy outcomes between the U.S. and Germany is largely … on state spending for different areas of education. This research shows that providing respondents with the information …

Results from a new experiment shed light on the effects of voter information on vote buying and incumbent advantage …. The treatment provided voters with information about a major spending program and the proposed allocations and promises of … mayoral candidates just prior to municipal elections. It left voters more knowledgeable about candidates' proposed policies …

Information affecting a candidate's reputation might have significant electoral consequences. Do candidates respond to … the release of information? Using Brazilian elections and audits as an exogenous source of information, I show that both … incumbent and challenger increase their campaign spending when detrimental information affects the incumbent's reputation …

comparative evidence on public preferences for education spending, we conduct representative experiments with information …, providing information about actual spending and salary levels reduces support for increased education spending from 54 to 40 … preferences are similar across the three countries when the role of status-quo and information are taken into account. …

comparative evidence on public preferences for education spending, we conduct representative experiments with information …, providing information about actual spending and salary levels reduces support for increased education spending from 54 to 40 … preferences are similar across the three countries when the role of status-quo and information are taken into account. …

change in information regarding the state induces voters to switch in favour of only one alternative, I allow for more … general preferences where a change in information can induce switch in favour of either alternative. I show that information … than the probability of switch away from that alternative for any change in information. In other words, unless preferences …

education spending and teacher salaries falls when respondents receive information about existing levels. Treatment effects vary … by prior knowledge in a manner consistent with information effects rather than priming. Support for salary increases is …' lower support for increases. Information about the tradeoffs between specific spending categories shifts preferences from …