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Ableism differs by disability, gender and social context : evidence from vignette experiments
Timmons, Shane; McGinnity, Frances; Carroll, Eamonn - 2023
depending on the nature of the disability, the disabled person's gender and the social context. Our aim was to investigate … variation in attitudes to disability depending on these factors. A nationally representative sample of 2,000 adults read a …-institutionalisation, relationships and welfare payments. Vignettes varied by presence and type of disability and the protagonist's gender. Some vignettes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014283057
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How financial incentives induce disability insurance recipients to return to work
Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal; Mogstad, Magne - 2012
Disability Insurance (DI) programs have long been criticized by economists for apparent work disincentives. Some … targeted policies may be the most effective in encouraging DI recipients to return to work. -- disability insurance ; financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009568794
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When can experimental evidence mislead? : a re-assessment of Canada's self sufficiency project
Riddell, Chris; Riddell, W. Craig - 2016
The Self-Sufficiency Project was a well-known welfare-to-work experiment that provided a generous but time-limited financial incentive to leave welfare and enter the workforce. Experimental evidence showed large short-term impacts but no lasting effects. We argue that these conclusions need to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476427
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How Financial Incentives Induce Disability Insurance Recipients to Return to Work
Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal - 2012
Disability Insurance (DI) programs have long been criticized by economists for apparent work disincentives. Some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103500
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Do Natives' Beliefs About Refugees' Education Level Affect Attitudes Toward Refugees? Evidence from a Randomized Survey Experiments
Lergetporer, Philipp - 2018
In recent years, Europe has experienced an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We conducted survey experiments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926562
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Diffuse Responsibility Undermines Public Oversight : A Field Experiment at Bwindi National Park, Uganda
Buntaine, Mark - 2019
Bureaucratic corruption persists in many settings because responsibility for public projects is diffuse, as is responsibility for oversight. We hypothesized that the dissemination of citizen monitoring in ways that give individual authorities specific knowledge of mismanagement would improve the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012888737
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Why Is So Much Redistribution In-Kind and Not in Cash? Evidence from a Survey Experiment
Liscow, Zachary D. - 2020
. Notwithstanding this benefit, among the trillions of dollars of annual transfers in the United States, redistribution is mostly — and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012825815
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'I Don't Agree with Giving Cash' : A Survey Experiment Examining Support for Public Assistance
Campbell, Colin - 2015
Existing sociological research on support for anti-poverty programs largely focuses on broad categories of welfare or assistance to the poor rather than particular types of transfers. Using an experimental survey design and mixed methods research, we examine whether support for anti-poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023653
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When Can Experimental Evidence Mislead? A Re-Assessment of Canada's Self Sufficiency Project
Riddell, Chris - 2016
The Self-Sufficiency Project was a well-known welfare-to-work experiment that provided a generous but time-limited financial incentive to leave welfare and enter the workforce. Experimental evidence showed large short-term impacts but no lasting effects. We argue that these conclusions need to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012990871
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Calamities, common interests, shared identity: what shapes altruism and reciprocity?
Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Cabrales, Antonio; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2021
We conduct a large-scale survey experiment in nine European countries to study how priming a major crisis (COVID-19), common economic interests, and a shared identity influences altruism, reciprocity and trust of EU citizens. We find that priming the COVID-19 pandemic increases altruism and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012519259