How Research Affects Policy: Experimental Evidence from 2,150 Brazilian Municipalities

This paper investigates if research findings change political leaders beliefs and cause policy change. Collaborating with the National Confederation of Municipalities in Brazil, we work with 2,150 municipalities and the mayors who control their policies. We use experiments to measure mayors demand

本研究旨在探究科研发现能否改变政治领导者的理念并推动政策变革。本研究与巴西全国市政联合会（National Confederation of Municipalities）合作，共覆盖2150个市政单位及其掌控政策制定的市长。我们通过实验方法对市长的政策诉求进行测量。