scholarly journals Information and Preferences for Public Spending: Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Lergetporer ◽  
Guido Schwerdt ◽  
Katharina Werner ◽  
Ludger Woessmann
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Lergetporer ◽  
Guido Schwerdt ◽  
Katharina Werner ◽  
Ludger Woessmann

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 101876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cattaneo ◽  
Philipp Lergetporer ◽  
Guido Schwerdt ◽  
Katharina Werner ◽  
Ludger Woessmann ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Alejandra Cattaneo ◽  
Philipp Lergetporer ◽  
Guido Schwerdt ◽  
Katharina Werner ◽  
Ludger Woessmann ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. eaaw7449 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Carey ◽  
Victoria Chi ◽  
D. J. Flynn ◽  
Brendan Nyhan ◽  
Thomas Zeitzoff

Disease epidemics and outbreaks often generate conspiracy theories and misperceptions that mislead people about the risks they face and how best to protect themselves. We investigate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at combating false and unsupported information about the Zika epidemic and subsequent yellow fever outbreak in Brazil. Results from a nationally representative survey show that conspiracy theories and other misperceptions about Zika are widely believed. Moreover, results from three preregistered survey experiments suggest that efforts to counter misperceptions about diseases during epidemics and outbreaks may not always be effective. We find that corrective information not only fails to reduce targeted Zika misperceptions but also reduces the accuracy of other beliefs about the disease. In addition, although corrective information about the better-known threat from yellow fever was more effective, none of these corrections affected support for vector control policies or intentions to engage in preventive behavior.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Alejandra Cattaneo ◽  
Guido Schwerdt ◽  
Ludger Woessmann ◽  
Philipp Lergetporer ◽  
Katharina Werner ◽  
...  

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