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Article: Street-level responsiveness of city governments in China, Germany, and the United States
Title | Street-level responsiveness of city governments in China, Germany, and the United States |
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Issue Date | 2023 |
Citation | Journal of Comparative Economics, 2023, Forthcoming How to Cite? |
Abstract | This paper presents evidence from parallel field experiments in China, Germany, and the United States. We contacted the mayor's office in over 6,000 cities asking for information about starting a new business. Chinese and German cities responded to 36–37 percent of requests while American cities responded only to 22 percent of requests. American and German cities were more responsive to requests from citizens than foreigners; Chinese cities were more responsive to requests from men than women. Chinese cities were more responsive to requests about starting a construction than a green business, and when the mayor was up for promotion. These results shed light on bureaucratic responsiveness in autocracies and democracies and for top-down versus bottom-up policy making. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/324356 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Köhler, E | - |
dc.contributor.author | Matsusaka, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, Y | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-20T06:39:26Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-20T06:39:26Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Comparative Economics, 2023, Forthcoming | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/324356 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper presents evidence from parallel field experiments in China, Germany, and the United States. We contacted the mayor's office in over 6,000 cities asking for information about starting a new business. Chinese and German cities responded to 36–37 percent of requests while American cities responded only to 22 percent of requests. American and German cities were more responsive to requests from citizens than foreigners; Chinese cities were more responsive to requests from men than women. Chinese cities were more responsive to requests about starting a construction than a green business, and when the mayor was up for promotion. These results shed light on bureaucratic responsiveness in autocracies and democracies and for top-down versus bottom-up policy making. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Comparative Economics | - |
dc.title | Street-level responsiveness of city governments in China, Germany, and the United States | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wu, Y: yanhuiwu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wu, Y=rp02644 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jce.2023.01.001 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 343407 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | Forthcoming | - |