Expert opinions and negative externalities do not decrease support for anti-price gouging policies
| Autor: | Casey Klofstad, Joseph Uscinski |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Research & Politics, Vol 10 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2053-1680 20531680 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/20531680231194805 |
| Popis: | During disasters, citizens call for “anti-price gouging” policies. However, majorities of economists oppose such policies. For democracy to function, citizens should be responsive to policy-relevant information—especially from experts. What impact does exposure to the potential negative externalities have on public support for anti-price gouging policies? We hypothesize that if the public were exposed to such information, they would be less supportive of anti-gouging policies. We employ two survey experiments: one administered in Florida ( n = 2085), a state prone to hurricane activity, and the second in the United States ( n = 2023) at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both show that the public overwhelmingly supports anti-price gouging policies, regardless of exposure to information about negative externalities, even when it comes from experts. |
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