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dc.titleTransparency and Trust in Government: Evidence from a Survey Experiment
dc.contributor.authorAlessandro, Martín
dc.contributor.authorCardinale Lagomarsino, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorScartascini, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorTorrealday, Jerónimo
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.date.available2019-02-27T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2019-02-27T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractDoes providing information improve citizens’ perception about government transparency? Does all information matter the same for shaping perceptions about the government? This paper addresses these questions in the context of an online randomized survey experiment conducted in Argentina. Results show that providing information to citizens matters for shaping perceptions about transparency, and the content of the information matters for affecting the evaluation people make about the government. Those who received a “positive” treatment (showing that the government was over-performing on its promises) increased their trust in the government more than those who received a “negative” treatment (showing that the government was underperforming). The evidence highlights that the channel between transparency and trust may be mediated by the performance of the government.
dc.format.extent35
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001569
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Transparency_and_Trust_in_Government_Evidence_from_a_Survey_Experiment_en_en.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectGovernment Accountability
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subjectGovernment Budget
dc.subjectPolitics and Institution
dc.subjectOpen Government
dc.subjectMunicipal Government
dc.subjectIntergovernmental Fiscal Transfer
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trial
dc.subjectPolitical Trust
dc.subject.jelcodeC83 - Survey Methods • Sampling Methods
dc.subject.jelcodeH11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
dc.subject.jelcodeD83 - Search • Learning • Information and Knowledge • Communication • Belief • Unawareness
dc.subject.jelcodeH40 - Publicly Provided Goods: General
dc.subject.jelcodeC38 - Classification Methods • Cluster Analysis • Principal Components • Factor Models
dc.subject.jelcodeC99 - Design of Experiments: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeD90 - Intertemporal Choice: General
dc.subject.keywordsSurvey experiments; Information; Beliefs: Trust
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-00962
idb.operationRG-K1199
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