In Medio Stat Virtus? Effective Communication and Preferences for Redistribution in Hard Times

Massimo Morelli, Paola Bertoli, , and Anna Rosso
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Veronica Grembi

No 16805, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper evaluates the effects of statistical information on preferences for redistribution of scarce public resources. We refer to scarce resource with reference to the COVID-19 emergency: allocation of the first round of vaccine and the allocation of financial resources provided by the Italian national government to fight the economic emergency triggered by the pandemic. Randomly allocating the information through an online experiment, we show that treated respondents tend to prioritize the group targeted by the information, and they are more likely to do so if they are "in the middle", in terms of age, political preferences, religiosity and education.

Keywords: Sensitivity to information; Beliefs update; Scarce resources distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D70 D80 D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-12
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