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A Replication of “Why Do Policymakers Support Administrative Burdens? The Roles of Deservingness, Political Ideology, and Personal Experience”

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article replicates a survey experiment by Baekgaard, Moynihan, and Thomsen (2021), analyzing individual‐level differences as to why administrative burdens are constructed and imposed on individuals by policymakers. Administrative burdens are known to be consequential and distributive. So why do policymakers support them? Recent empirical studies provide us with motivations behind supporting or imposing administrative burdens, but few studies investigate whether these motivations translate across cultural and organizational settings. We opt for an as‐direct‐as‐possible replication in the Flemish setting, a case most likely to replicate results. In line with the original study, political ideology and personal beliefs about deservingness impact local politicians' burden tolerance. However, our effect sizes are much smaller. Other results fail to replicate in the Flemish setting. We explore the role of organizational size and elaborate on how comparative replication studies can help to shed light on the effect of context in public administration.

Source: Public Administration

DOI: 10.1111/padm.70016

Authors: Maria Tiggelaar, Bert George

Institutions: Leiden University, Ghent University, City University of Hong Kong

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy and Administration Research

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,950