How difficult should it be? Evidence of burden tolerance from a nationally representative sample

TY - JOUR

T1 - How difficult should it be? Evidence of burden tolerance from a nationally representative sample

AU - Halling, Aske

AU - Herd, Pamela

AU - Moynihan , Donald

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - There is growing attention to how policymakers and bureaucrats think about administrative burdens, but we know less about public tolerance for burdens. We examine public burden tolerance in two major programmes (Medicaid and SNAP) using a representative sample of US residents. We show broad support for work requirements and weaker support for generally making it difficult to access benefits. People with conservative beliefs, greater opposition to social policies, and higher income are more tolerant of burdens in social policies. Those who have personal experience of welfare policies are less tolerant of burdens.

AB - There is growing attention to how policymakers and bureaucrats think about administrative burdens, but we know less about public tolerance for burdens. We examine public burden tolerance in two major programmes (Medicaid and SNAP) using a representative sample of US residents. We show broad support for work requirements and weaker support for generally making it difficult to access benefits. People with conservative beliefs, greater opposition to social policies, and higher income are more tolerant of burdens in social policies. Those who have personal experience of welfare policies are less tolerant of burdens.

KW - Administrative burden

KW - ideology

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129220845&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/14719037.2022.2056910

DO - 10.1080/14719037.2022.2056910

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 38268537

SN - 1471-9037

VL - 25

SP - 2053

EP - 2072

JO - Public Management Review

JF - Public Management Review

IS - 11

ER -