How Does Information About Elite Tax Evasion Affect Political Participation: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
在坦桑尼亚的随机实地实验中，向选民提供精英使用避税天堂的信息，中性信息无影响，而道德化信息反而降低投票意愿，尤其削弱了贫困群体的政治信任和参与。
We present results of a randomised field experiment where voters in Tanzania were given information about elite use of tax havens. Information provided in a neutral form had no effect, while information phrased in more morally charged terms led to a reduction in voting intentions. Rather than increase the perceived importance of voting, charged information tends to undermine confidence in political institutions and the social contract. The effects are particularly pronounced among the less well off, indicating that increased transparency in the absence of perceived agency may not improve political participation.