Persistent Polarizing Effects of Persuasion: Experimental Evidence from Turkey

IF 10.5 1区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS American Economic Review Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI:10.1257/aer.20201892
C. Baysan
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Abstract

I evaluate randomly varied neighborhood exposure to information campaigns regarding either executive performance, or increases in executive power, prior to a Turkish referendum on weakening checks and balances on the executive. The campaigns increased voter polarization over the referendum, and subsequently changed party affiliation in national and local elections over the next two years, leading to partisan polarization. My results suggest that, when voters disagree on whether increasing executive power is a good policy, more information can increase voter polarization. Finally, I conclude that because potential polarization is often ignored, the impact of information campaigns on civil society is underestimated. (JEL D72, D83, O17)
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说服的持续极化效应:来自土耳其的实验证据
在土耳其就削弱行政权力的制衡进行全民公决之前,我随机评估了不同社区对行政绩效或行政权力增加的信息宣传活动的曝光情况。这些运动在全民公决中加剧了选民的两极分化,随后在接下来的两年里,在全国和地方选举中改变了党派关系,导致党派分化。我的研究结果表明,当选民不同意增加行政权力是否是一项好政策时,更多的信息会增加选民的两极分化。最后,我的结论是,由于潜在的两极分化往往被忽视,信息运动对公民社会的影响被低估了。(jel d72, d83, d17)
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期刊介绍: The American Economic Review (AER) stands as a prestigious general-interest economics journal. Founded in 1911, it holds the distinction of being one of the nation's oldest and most esteemed scholarly journals in economics. With a commitment to academic excellence, the AER releases 12 issues annually, featuring articles that span a wide spectrum of economic topics.
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