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• Causal Inference Methods: Lessons from Applied Microeconomics AI翻译
  作者：Dague, Laura; Lahey, Joanna
  作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station
  摘要：This article discusses causal inference techniques for social scientists through the lens of applied microeconomics. We frame causal inference using the standard of the ideal experiment, emphasizing problems of omitted variable bias and reverse causality. We explore how laboratory and field experiments can succeed and fail to meet this ideal in practice. We then outline how different methods and the statistical assumptions behind them can lead to causal inference in nonexperimental contexts. W...
• The Causal Effect of Public Service Motivation on Ethical Behavior in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey Experiment AI翻译
  作者：Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik; Mikkelsen, Kim Sass; Schuster, Christian
  作者单位：University of Nottingham; Roskilde University; University of London; University College London
  摘要：Public service motivation (PSM) and ethical behavior are central concerns in public administration. Yet, experimental evidence on the causes of ethical behavior and the causal effects of PSM remains scarce, curtailing our understanding of both. This article draws on a novel survey experimental design to improve this understanding. The design is based on a simple insight: asking about PSM can render salient PSM-oriented identities of respondents. By randomizing the order of PSM and outcome ques...
• Does Collaboration Improve Organizational Efficiency? A Stochastic Frontier Approach Examining Cities' Use of EECBG Funds AI翻译
  作者：Park, Angela Y. S.; Krause, Rachel M.; Feiock, Richard C.
  作者单位：University of Kansas; State University System of Florida; Florida State University
  摘要：Despite an abundance of research on collaboration, relatively little attention has been paid to the impact of collaboration on organizational outputs. This study helps fill this gap by unveiling the efficiency implications of collaborative arrangements. Using stochastic frontier (SF) analysis, we evaluate the efficiency of U.S. cities' use of Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds in implementing sustainability programs and the extent to which collaboration influences resulti...
• Machine Learning for Public Administration Research, With Application to Organizational Reputation AI翻译
  作者：Anastasopoulos, L. Jason; Whitford, Andrew B.
  作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
  摘要：Machine learning (ML) methods have gained a great deal of popularity in recent years among public administration scholars and practitioners. These techniques open the door to the analysis of text, image and other types of data that allow us to test foundational theories of public administration and to develop new theories. Despite the excitement surrounding ML methods, clarity regarding their proper use and potential pitfalls is lacking. This article attempts to fill this gap in the literature...
• Mix and Match: How Contractual and Relational Conditions Are Combined in Successful Public-Private Partnerships AI翻译
  作者：Warsen, Rianne; Klijn, Erik Hans; Koppenjan, Joop
  作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam
  摘要：In explaining public-private partnership (PPP) performance, both contractual and relational conditions play a role. Research has shown that these conditions may complement each other in successful PPPs. However, which specific combinations of conditions and how these combinations may influence PPP performance remains unclear. Building on the ideas of neo-institutional economics, principal-agent theory, relational contracting, and governance theories, this article explores the mix and match of ...
• Reducing Minority Discrimination at the Front Line-Combined Survey and Field Experimental Evidence AI翻译
  作者：Andersen, Simon Calmar; Guul, Thorbjom Sejr
  作者单位：Aarhus University
  摘要：Despite laws of universalistic treatment, bureaucrats have been shown to discriminate against minorities. A crucial question for public administration is how bureaucracies can be organized in ways that minimize illegitimate discrimination. Especially, since theories suggest that prejudices happen unintentionally and particularly under high workload, bureaucrats' working conditions may be important. Four randomized experiments support the notion that bureaucrats discriminate as a way of coping ...
• The Use of Text as Data Methods in Public Administration: A Review and an Application to Agency Priorities AI翻译
  作者：Hollibaugh, Gary E., Jr.
  作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh
  摘要：Due to the large amounts of text generated by government agencies and policymakers, computer-assisted text-as-data methods are starting to become more popular for scholars of public administration, public policy, and political science, as they allow for much faster processing of large amounts of textual data. Here, I review several of the more common text-as-data methods and provide an overview of their applicability to different data structures and substantive questions in public administrati...
• Contributors and Free-Riders in Collaborative Governance: A Computational Exploration of Social Motivation and Its Effects AI翻译
  作者：Choi, Taehyon; Robertson, Peter J.
  作者单位：Seoul National University (SNU); University of Southern California
  摘要：Collaborative governance systems are likely to be populated by participants with a mix of social or public service motivations, including both proself and prosocial orientations. However, these variations in motivation have not been adequately considered in the development of theory regarding participants' interaction and group performance in collaborative governance. For this study, we develop an agent-based simulation model that incorporates insights from public administration, social psycho...
• A Comparative Distributional Method for Public Administration Illustrated Using Public Budget Data AI翻译
  作者：Jensen, Jens Ledet; Mortensen, Peter B.; Serritzlew, Soren
  作者单位：Aarhus University
  摘要：Many outputs and outcomes of relevance to public administration research are distributed in a way that escapes simple statistical descriptives. The field of public administration has generally been slow to acknowledge this fact, but in recent years the research field of public budgeting has experienced what we term a distributional turn reflected in a massive increase in publications studying distributions of changes in public budgets. Yet, distributional budget studies still rely on inadequat...