Unpacking the effects of burdensome state actions on citizens’ policy perceptions
| Item Type: | Dataset |
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| Title: | Unpacking the effects of burdensome state actions on citizens’ policy perceptions |
| Date: | 2023 |
| Creator: |
Sievert, Martin  ORCID: 0000-0002-1331-2439 ; Bruder, Jonas ORCID: 0000-0002-4628-9490
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| Divisions: | Business School > ABWL, Public & Non Profit Management (Helmig 2008-) |
| Publisher: | Harvard Dataverse |
| DDC Classification: |
300 Social sciences, sociology, anthropology 650 Management |
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| Abstract: | Administrative burdens appear to influence citizens’ perceptions of welfare policies and attitudes toward beneficiaries. However, empirical evidence that has disentangled different state actions’ effects on policy perceptions is scarce. We applied a 2x2x2 factorial survey experiment and manipulated the conceptually distinct state actions implemented in German unemployment benefits. We investigated whether and how exposure to learning demands, compliance demands, and sanctions affected citizens’ prejudices against beneficiaries, policy support, and perceived legitimacy. The results from a sample of 1,602 German citizens indicate that those confronted with program sanctions exhibit less policy support and expect higher policy spending. Similarly, sanctions decreased the Federal Employment Agency’s perceived legitimacy. These results have implications for administrative burden and policy feedback research. Distinguishing different state actions provides nuances to assess policy feedback effects. Practitioners should consider whether program sanctions are necessary because they evoke unintended policy feedback effects. (2023-08-07) (English) |
| External Identifier for Data: | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Q2WLFS |
| URL: | https://madata.bib.uni-mannheim.de/1113/ |
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| Access (Controlled): | Only Metadata |
| License (Controlled): | Creative Commons: CC0 | Universal 1.0 (recommended) |
| Related Publication(s) in MADOC: | Sievert, Martin und Bruder, Jonas (2024), Unpacking the effects of burdensome state actions on citizens' policy perceptions |
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| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2026 15:24 |
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| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2026 09:21 |
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