scholarly journals Educational Inequality and Public Policy Preferences: Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Lergetporer ◽  
Katharina Werner ◽  
Ludger Woessmann
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Survey Experiments

scholarly journals Soft Law Engagements and Hard Law Preferences: Comparing EU Lobbying Positions between UN Global Compact Signatory Firms and Other Interest Group Types

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Onna van den Broek
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Un Global Compact ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gone “mainstream,” the relationship between CSR and corporate political activities (CPA) has received little scholarly attention. This is problematic because firms potentially have a more sizable impact through their lobbying activities for socially and environmentally beneficial (or unbeneficial) public policies than through their own operations. This paper investigates if, and how, UN Global Compact signatory firms differ in their policy preferences on key EU proposals compared to other interest groups. To capture state-of-the-art data on firms’ policy preferences, I draw from the INTEREURO database, which includes firms’ lobbying positions on forty-three directives and twenty-seven regulations covering 112 public policy issues in the European Union. Statistical results show that Global Compact signatory firms significantly lobby for stricter regulation than non-signatory firms and industry associations, however, their positions are still lower than nonbusiness groups. These results are similar across various public policy issues and suggest that the regulatory preferences of firms’ participating in soft law CSR initiatives are more aligned with stakeholders' interests. This paper contributes to public policy literature exploring the relationship between hard and soft law as well as literature studying the political representation of divergent interest.

scholarly journals Behavioral Insights in Public Policy: Ukrainian Case

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99
Author(s):  
Svitlana Khadzhyradieva ◽  
Tetiana Hrechko ◽  
Anatolii Savkov
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
The World ◽  
Nationally Representative

The OECD has identified 196 teams within governments across the world, designed with the purpose of using behavioral insights to improve national administrations. Citizens of various societies support nudges and nudging. However, the determinants of the nudge approval level have not been studied so far. It is not known why some types of nudges are approved by citizens of different countries to a greater extent, and others are actively disapproved. The aim of this study is to reveal the approval level of using Behavioral insights in Public Policy. We have formulated the nudge approval determinants, have analyzed the influence of nudge approval determinants on nudge approval level in 15 countries. We report the results of nationally representative survey of nudge approval level in Ukraine. We have found governance, cultural and experience determinants of nudge approval. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.18.1.23130

The Use of Amicus Briefs

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Amicus Curiae ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Judicial Outcomes ◽  
Normative Issues

Judicial decisions play an important role in shaping public policy. Recognizing this, interest groups and other entities lobby judges in an attempt to translate their policy preferences into law. One of the primary vehicles for doing so is the amicus curiae brief. Through these legal briefs, amici can attempt to influence judicial outcomes while attending to organizational maintenance concerns. This article examines scholarship on the use of amicus briefs pertaining to five main areas: ( a) why amicus briefs are filed, ( b) who files amicus briefs and in what venues, ( c) the content of amicus briefs, ( d) the influence of amicus briefs, and ( e) normative issues implicated in the amicus practice. In addition to presenting a critical review of the scholarship in these areas, this article also provides suggestions for future research on amicus briefs.

scholarly journals Information provision and preferences for education spending: Evidence from representative survey experiments in three countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 101876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cattaneo ◽  
Philipp Lergetporer ◽  
Guido Schwerdt ◽  
Katharina Werner ◽  
Ludger Woessmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Provision ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Survey Experiments

News Media Use and Americans' Perceptions of Global Threat

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 575-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
TRAVIS N. RIDOUT ◽  
ASHLEY C. GROSSE ◽  
ANDREW M. APPLETON
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
News Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Threat Perceptions ◽  
Global Engagement ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Global Threat

This article explores the antecedents of Americans' perceptions of global threat, which may influence people's policy preferences and ultimately public policy. Three predictors of global threat perceptions are in focus: news media use, global knowledge and global experience. Using the 2004 Survey of Attitudes and Global Engagement, it is discovered that media use best explains global threat perceptions, but its impact is largely conditional on the characteristics of the individual and on the type of threat.

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