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The Power of Transparency: Information, Identification Cards and Food Subsidy Programs in Indonesia

Can governments improve aid programs by providing information to beneficiaries? In our model, information can change how much aid citizens receive as they bargain with local officials who implement national programs. In a large-scale field experiment, we test whether mailing cards with program information to beneficiaries increases their subsidy from a subsidized rice program. Beneficiaries received 26 percent more subsidy in card villages. Ineligible households received no less, so this represents lower leakage. The evidence suggests that this effect is driven by citizen bargaining with local officials. Experimentally adding the official price to the cards increased the subsidy by 21 percent compared to cards without price information. Additional public information increased higher-order knowledge about eligibility, leading to a 16 percent increase in subsidy compared to just distributing cards. In short, increased transparency empowered citizens to reduce leakages and improve program functioning.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Working Paper

No. Panggil

363.809598 BAN t

Penerbit

Jakarta : TPN2K., 2015

Deskripsi Fisik

vii, 44 Halaman, PDF

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

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Klasifikasi

363.809598

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Hardcopy & Softcopy

Tipe Media

Hardcopy & Softcopy

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Edisi

TNP2K Working Paper 24-2015

Subjek

Subsidi makanan
Kebijakan publik
Transparansi Informasi di Indonesia

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Banerjee Abhijit

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