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. 2021 Sep;156:None. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112336

Table 1.

Hypotheses under each explanatory category.

Explanatory Category Hypotheses tested
Economic 1. People who pay more for fuel are more likely to support reform.
2. People who suffer more from problems of availability are more likely to support reform
Trust in government 3. People with a higher trust in government are more likely to support reform
4. People who support the current president (who has opposed reform) are less likely to support reform
Corruption and incapacity 5. People who believe that subsidy savings will be subject to corruption are less likely to support reform
6. People who believe that the government does not have the capacity to spend subsidy savings well are less likely to support reform
Reciprocity & fiscal exchange 7. People who are satisfied with services are more likely to support reform
8. People who have noticed an improvement in services are more likely to support reform
Personal norms 9. People who are more religious are more likely to support reform
Knowledge 10. People who understand how the subsidy works are more likely to support reform