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

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  • Paola Bertoli
  • Veronica Grembi
  • Massimo Morelli
  • Anna Rosso

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This paper evaluates the effects of statistical information on the propensity to favor a specific group of recipients when allocating a scarce public resource. 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.

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  • Paola Bertoli & Veronica Grembi & Massimo Morelli & Anna Rosso, 2021. "In Medio Stat Virtus? Effective Communication and Preferences for Redistribution in Hard Times," BAFFI CAREFIN Working Papers 21168, BAFFI CAREFIN, Centre for Applied Research on International Markets Banking Finance and Regulation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy.
    • Handle: RePEc:baf:cbafwp:cbafwp21168
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    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
    • D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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