Table 1.
Hypotheses under each explanatory category.
Explanatory Category | Hypotheses tested |
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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 |