Název:
Consequences of inconvenient information: evidence from sentencing disparities
Autoři:
Šoltés, Michal Typ dokumentu: Výzkumné zprávy
Rok:
2022
Jazyk:
eng
Edice: CERGE-EI Working Paper Series, svazek: 718
Abstrakt: Inconvenient information about the performance of public institutions may undermine public trust. In an experiment, I test how information about sentencing disparities among judges in the Czech Republic affects respondents’ perception of the judicial system. I find no effect on respondents’ declared institutional trust and willingness to rely on the formal judicial system. Instead, the information marginally increased respondents’ policy involvement: They became more likely to: (i) sign a petition that invites politicians to address the underlying issue, and (ii) consider fairness of the judicial system a more important policy issue. The increased interest in the petition was driven by mothers, who are arguably more sensitive to the particular treatment information in the presented case of a failure to pay alimony.
Klíčová slova:
information disclosure; institutional trust; performance of public institutions Číslo projektu: 678081