Electoral Accountability and Local Support for National Policies

Eleanora Alabrese, Federica Liberini, Francesco Porcelli, Michela Redoano and Antonio Russo
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Eleanora Alabrese: University of Warwick
Michela Redoano: University of Warwick
Antonio Russo: University of Sheffield

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Abstract: We study the provision of information by local governments that supports individual compliance with nationwide regulation, and how this provision relates to the electoral process. We use information about individual mobility (compliance with the lockdown) and Facebook posts by Italian local governments during the Covid 19 pandemic. We show that in municipalities where mayors were up for reelection, local governments provided significantly more covid-related information. This information caused a significant decrease in mobility and excess mortality. However, these effects seem to arise only in the northern regions of the country, where the impact of the pandemic was more severe. JEL Codes: TBD

Keywords: Covid; Elections; Facebook (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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