Do Political Preferences Affect Policy Learning and Uptake? Evidence from a Field Experiment with Informal Entrepreneurs
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 10189977 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Cesar Zucco (0000-0001-8263-9585, Fundação Getulio Vargas), Anna-Katharina Lenz (0000-0002-8891-8582, Miami University), Rafael Goldszmidt (0000-0002-7580-6063, Fundação Getulio Vargas), Martín Valdivia (0000-0003-3604-4307, Group for the Analysis of Development) |
| Año | 2023 |
| Volumen | 85 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 1003-1016 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2023-02-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Journal of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0022-3816 • E-ISSN: 1468-2508 |
| Editorial | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/723977 |
| OpenAlex | W4319725486 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 32 |
We examine whether political preferences affect uptake and learning about government programs in the context of Brazil’s Individual Microentrepreneur Program, which offers subsidized access to social security coverage and business-related incentives. We fielded a randomized intervention that provided one-on-one consultancy and assistance to informal entrepreneurs. Treatment increased formalization rates, but we found only weak evidence that supporters of the enacting president were more likely than detractors to take it up. Stressing the political origins of the program slightly decreased differences in take-up between these two groups. We also show that detractors learned much more about the formalization program than supporters when the program’s political connections were mentioned, implying that supporters formalized at higher rates given similar levels of knowledge. While it is possible to increase uptake by providing information and assistance, political endorsements seem to function as a substitute for knowledge acquisition and ultimately have conflicting effects on uptake
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| Altamente citado | No |