TY - JOUR
T1 - Do disasters affect policy priorities? Evidence from the 2010 Chilean Earthquake
AU - Visconti, Giancarlo
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Disasters can destroy and damage private property like houses and public property like roads, schools, and hospitals. Do people prioritize the distribution of both private and public goods after being exposed to these negative events? How long do these priorities last after disasters? Using ten surveys spanning four years — half conducted before and half after the 2010 Chilean earthquake — and a difference-in-differences design, I find that exposure to this disaster makes people care more only about housing but not about crucial public goods also affected by the earthquake such as infrastructure and transportation. Additionally, these effects on policy priorities vanished after two years. These findings further our understanding of citizens’ policy priorities after shocks that severely deteriorate people’s living conditions, such as disasters.
AB - Disasters can destroy and damage private property like houses and public property like roads, schools, and hospitals. Do people prioritize the distribution of both private and public goods after being exposed to these negative events? How long do these priorities last after disasters? Using ten surveys spanning four years — half conducted before and half after the 2010 Chilean earthquake — and a difference-in-differences design, I find that exposure to this disaster makes people care more only about housing but not about crucial public goods also affected by the earthquake such as infrastructure and transportation. Additionally, these effects on policy priorities vanished after two years. These findings further our understanding of citizens’ policy priorities after shocks that severely deteriorate people’s living conditions, such as disasters.
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U2 - 10.1080/17457289.2021.1917584
DO - 10.1080/17457289.2021.1917584
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85105234915
SN - 1745-7289
VL - 32
SP - 695
EP - 706
JO - Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties
JF - Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties
IS - 3
ER -