Whose Questions Get Answered? Differential Responsiveness to Public Information Requests in Mexico

• In Event: State Capacity, Resource Allocation and Privilege

Brief Overview

Using text analysis of all information requests submitted to the Mexican government, we probe several citizen traits exhibited in request text, including the requester’s level of education, institutional knowledge, legal expertise and tone.

Authors

• Brian Palmer-Rubin, Marquette University

• Benjamin Bagozzi, University of Delaware

• Daniel Phillip Berliner, London School of Economics

• Aaron S. Erlich, McGill University