Improving Public Works Distribution and Procurement in the Philippines

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Brief Overview

We present preliminary results from a field experiment in the Philippines which evaluated the effects of a social accountability initiative targeted at Members of the House of Representatives on public works distribution and procurement transparency.

Authors

• Eitan Paul, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

• Nico Ravanilla, University of California-San Diego

• Ron Mendoza, Ateneo de Manila University

• Allen Hicken, University of Michigan