Why do people distrust government agencies, even when they provide vital info (e.g., health, environment)? Can low-cost interventions restore trust & promote welfare-enhancing behaviors? Our study provides novel experimental evidence on these key questions (1/5) 👇 #EconSky

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Do citizens trust their governments more if they are committed to evidence-based policymaking? What happens when evaluation results disappoint? In this new WP, we explore how policymakers & the public react to unexpected evidence: drive.google.com/file/d/13SmS...
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In some cases, an irrelevant message may backfire, such as showing the social norm to those who didn’t misperceive norms. This can lead to unintended consequences, reinforcing incorrect beliefs or behaviors instead of promoting the desired change.

Result #3: We match survey and admin records, tracking savings for one year after the survey. Behaviorally-informed messages were effective only when they addressed a specific behavioral barrier the individual had, otherwise they were as (in)effective as a control message.

Result #2: Behavioral barriers explain lower savings across all income groups.

Result #1: Behavioral barriers are common, not correlated with one another, not systematically correlated with observable characteristics (e.g., income, education) and explain a substantial share of lower savings rates.

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This is part of my research on human capital investments and evidence-based policymaking: www.guglielmobriscese.com

This is what I've been seeing for the past 2-3 days :( hopefully I can still submit passed the deadline 🤞

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