Work disincentive perceptions and welfare state attitudes: A survey experiment in South Korea

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Lim, Sijeong; Tanaka, Seiki
• 署名单位: Korea University; University of Leeds
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/gove.12386
• 发表日期: 2019
• 关键词: basic income; developing-countries; social-policy; inequity aversion; poverty; POLITICS; redistribution; capitalism; INEQUALITY; PARADOX

摘要

Scholars and policymakers have long examined whether and to what extent public income transfer programs create work disincentives. Less explored are the patterns and mechanisms through which perceived work disincentives shape public attitudes toward such programs. The present article bridges this gap by examining how individuals' exposure to a moral hazard discourse affects their support for an income transfer program. Our original survey experiment in South Korea finds that the effect of an identically worded piece of moral hazard information plays out differently depending on the eligibility criteria of the program in question (means-tested vs. universal) and the economic status of the respondents. The findings have significant implications for understanding the support base for the welfare state in the context of resurging interest in basic/guaranteed income.