This debate took place in the run-up to the November 2012 parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone as part of an evaluation of the impact of voter knowledge initiatives.

J-PAL affiliated professor Katherine Casey (Stanford Graduate School of Business), J-PAL Executive Director Rachel Glennerster, along with former J-PAL North America Senior Policy Manager Kelly Bidwell partnered with the civil society organization Search for Common Ground to evaluate how the dissemination of political information through debates impacted voter knowledge and behavior, campaign spending, and the performance of elected politicians. The study found that watching debates substantially increased political knowledge, policy alignment, and vote shares for higher-quality candidates. The debates also encouraged politicians to invest more in their constituencies, both during the campaign and one year later.

Fieldwork for this evaluation implemented by:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Partners:
National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone
Search for Common Ground (SFCG)
International Growth Centre (IGC)

Read more about the evaluation: [ Ссылка ]

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