Replication data for: Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Pedro Dal Bó; Andrew Foster; Louis Putterman
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Project Citation:
Dal Bó, Pedro, Foster, Andrew, and Putterman, Louis. Replication data for: Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112386V1
Project Description
Summary:
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A novel experiment is used to show that the effect of a policy on the level of cooperation is greater when it is chosen democratically by the subjects than when it is exogenously imposed. In contrast to the previous literature, our experimental design allows us to control for selection effects (e.g., those who choose the policy may be affected differently by it). Our finding implies that democratic institutions may affect behavior directly in addition to having effects through the choice of policies. Our findings have implications for the generalizability of the results of randomized policy interventions. (JEL C91, D02, D12, D72)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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C91 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
D02 Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
C91 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
D02 Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
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