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Direct democracy, policy preferences, and civic attitudes: experimental evidence from Mozambique
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This paper examines the impact of direct democratic decision-making on policy preferences
and civic attitudes. In the field experiment set in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, two voting
methods, secret ballot, and hand voting, are used to decide on local public goods investments.
We measure the impact on several outcome variables relating to trust, accountability,
democratic attitudes, and citizen mobilization modeled by behavioral games. The results reveal
that secret voting leads to more alignment with general population interests, enhancing trust
and accountability in local leaders. It also increases the critical perception of the current state
of democracy in Mozambique, specifically among men.
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Rct Direct democracy Civic attitudes Policy preferences