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Seb Jilke

@sebjilke.bsky.social

Assoc Prof at Georgetown McCourt & Co-director Better Government Lab \\ Evidence-based Policy Implementation, Behavioral Public Administration \\ Otherwise mediocre whitewater gnar 🌊🛶 http://www.sebastianjilke.net https://www.bettergovernmentlab.org

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💫 Does simply recalling an interaction with a government program leave a psychological mark? A new SNAP survey experiment (n=3,812) finds that recalling encounters increased negative affect, even though most reported low burden. Negative experiences leave a stronger imprint than positive ones.

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · 2mo ago

academic.oup.com/jpart/articl... By Jaeyeong Nam, @pamherd.bsky.social, @sebjilke.bsky.social & @donmoyn.bsky.social:

How the experience of administrative burdens affects clients’ psychological well-being: the role of negativity bias

Abstract. A core claim of the administrative burden literature is that the experience of frictions during administrative encounters can generate psychologi

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Consortium on the American Political Economy (CAPE)@cape-team.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The 6th Annual CAPE Research Conference program is live! Join us virtually July 27-29 at 12:00 PM ET for the latest (and greatest) in American Political Economy (APE) research. Free registration and full schedule: americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/annual-conference 👇

Annual Conference | Consortium on the American Political Economy

The annual CAPE research conference is a forum for APE-oriented scholars to present work in progress and receive feedback from the broader APE community.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Better Government Lab is hiring a post-doc with data science skills and an interest in public management to work on reducing administrative burden in safety net programs. Interest in tech a plus. Start: August 26 or earlier @sebjilke.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social apply.interfolio.com/185941

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Seb Jilke @sebjilke.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New BGL working paper introducing the concept of **Administrative Deserts** Why does the same bureaucracy operating under identical policies, deliver a 23-minute transaction in one neighborhood and a 4h ordeal in another? And why does this variation correlate with who lives where? lnkd.in/eX3FYgmA

Lars Tummers @tummers.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New article in JPART on administrative burdens. We examine how collaborating with citizens can help break down such burdens. The paper speaks to debates in public administration on policy design and citizen–state interactions. @jpart1991.bsky.social

Breaking Down Administrative Burdens: A User-Centered Approach to Increase Interest in Active Labor Market Programs by Women

Abstract. This study investigates whether reducing administrative burdens can increase interest in active labor market programs among job-seeking women. Em

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

So much of classic political science research is woefully underpowered. I'm glad we're slowly coming to our senses.

Seb Jilke @sebjilke.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This piece is based on a recent WP by @drelizabethbell.bsky.social and me in which we asses the Fraud-Access Tradeoff in social welfare programs—> drive.google.com/file/d/1TnVH...

Administrative Burden and the Access-Fraud Trade-Off.pdf

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Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New, at Can We Still Govern: The Trump admin is using "fraud" to justify shutting down access to programs in multiple states. @sebjilke.bsky.social & Elizabeth Bell offer evidence that the public tolerates some fraud in order to protect access to programs. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-does-...

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

What Does the Public Actually Think About the Access-Fraud Tradeoff?

Politicians are out of step with public views

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Don't talk about it much on here, but I co-direct a research lab, and here is an update of what we are up to. cc @sebjilke.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social @giannella.bsky.social @jbarofsky.bsky.social @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social bettergovernmentlab.org/so/c6PeDbgsR...

October Newsletter

The Better Government Lab (BGL) monthly newsletter keeps you up-to-date with the latest research, conversations, and news from the world of civic tech, state capacity, and public policy. Comments or q...

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Lars Tummers @tummers.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 Course PhD students interested in Behavioral Science, Public Policy & Public Administration 🚨 This November (10–12), I will be teaching a PhD course on Behavioral Science & Public Policy at Utrecht University. 📚 3 ECTS | 📍 Utrecht University | 🗓 Nov 10–12

Neo Sheeling | 梁诗琳 @neosheeling.bsky.social · last yr.

First single-authored paper finally published in @bppjournal.bsky.social! 🎉 With 3 experiments, I tested whether perceiving corruption leads to corrupt intentions & dishonest behaviors among 1,356 pub employees. I found: NO overall causal relationship. Paper➡️ lnkd.in/eJyCyVrC Find out more! 👇

Seb Jilke @sebjilke.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Better Government Lab received support from Arnold Ventures to study social programs that improve economic mobility through investments in state capacity. Grateful for @mccourtschool.bsky.social & @umfordschool.bsky.social who make this work possible. mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/bgl-arn...

BGL Recieves New Grant - McCourt School - Public Policy

Better Government Lab receives grant from Arnold Ventures to evaluate the effectiveness of social programs designed to improve economic mobility.

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 12mo ago

If you are preparing your bachelor statistics course and would like to add optional material for students to better understand statistics on a conceptual level (see topics in the screenshot) my free textbook provides a state of the art overview. lakens.github.io/statistical_...

Seb Jilke @sebjilke.bsky.social · 12mo ago

BGL Recieves New Grant - McCourt School - Public Policy

Better Government Lab receives grant from Arnold Ventures to evaluate the effectiveness of social programs designed to improve economic mobility.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Come work with us at The Better Government Lab! Looking for a postdoc/ABD to join a team studying how to reduce administrative burdens in public services, particular focus on the role of tech tools. Evaluation skills valued. Starting ASAP. @sebjilke.bsky.social www.bettergovernmentlab.org

The Better Government Lab at Georgetown University/University of Michigan is seeking a one-year post-doc or position for an ABD PhD student. Our preference is fulltime, but it would be possible to combine with a nearly completed dissertation. We are seeking someone to start ASAP. The position can be remote.
We are seeking candidates with an interest in public policy, strong quantitative or qualitative methodological skills, and a particular interest in a) efforts to reduce administrative burdens in the delivery of public services, especially the safety net, and b) the role of technology in public service delivery, including AI. No formal application is needed. Send a CV and email about qualifications/interest to either dmoyn@umich.edu or sj821@georgetown.edu.

EmilyTav @emilytav.bsky.social · last yr.

1/ 📚 Today we're sharing something we've been working on since 2019: an oral history of how the U.S. Digital Service came to be. Nearly 50 conversations with the people who were there from 2009-2015, telling their stories in their own words. 🧵

US Digital Service Origins

An oral history documenting how the United States Digital Service came to exist, and the initial days of building its foundation.

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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · last yr.

I have been editor for many Registered Reports and many traditional articles, and it is truly amazing how null results suddenly appear all over the place in Registered Reports. Almost as if there is some problem with our traditional approach. Someone should look into that.

Daniel Lakens@lakens.bsky.social · last yr.

If you work in psychology in a research area without Registered Reports, you will see that the main hypotheses in papers are almost always supported. If your peers publish Registered Reports, you will also have access to null results, which should be very common. doi.org/10.1177/2515...

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · last yr.

Y’know there’s really nothing more Econ than reproducing something that happened in polisci a decade ago and claiming it as original.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · last yr.

It's not just health policies that matter to mortality. See this paper (w @pamherd.bsky.social @sebjilke.bsky.social @traceesaunders.bsky.social) that shows that enrollment in Supplemental Security Income reduces mortality rates. osf.io/download/67e...

Many eligible individuals do not enroll in social safety net programs because of
burdensome administrative procedures, ranging from confusion about eligibility
guidelines to complicated paperwork. But what happens when eligible individuals don't
take up benefits for which they’re eligible? While we know the short-term impacts, such
as forgone income and benefits, the long-term consequences of these losses remain
poorly understood. We examine the mortality impacts of burden reduction – particularly
learning costs associated with understanding eligibility and benefits – for the
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Using data from a large-scale randomized
controlled trial (N=4,016,461) in which informational letters were sent to older adults likely
eligible but not enrolled in SSI, we estimate the mortality effects of older adults’
subsequent enrollment in SSI. The intervention increased SSI awards by an estimated 1.8
percentage points (or a 340 percent increase from a baseline enrollment rate of 0.5
percent). Among those who enrolled in SSI, we estimate a meaningful reduction in
mortality (Hazard Ratio=0.6101, 95% CI=0.5127 - 0.7075). These results demonstrate that burden reduction increased access to social welfare programs like SSI in the short-term and may have significant downstream impacts by reducing beneficiaries’ mortality risk.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · last yr.

New in @jpam-dc.bsky.social: required interviews are an administrative checkpoint that reduces SNAP participation. Communicating flexible interview policies increases take-up. W @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social @sebjilke.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In this study we describe the potential of human-centered design principles to identify burdens, reducing the effects of administrative checkpoints. Administrative checkpoints—mandatory requirements that must be satisfied in order to progress in an administrative process—have disproportionate negative effects in excluding the public from receiving public services. Mandatory interviews are one such checkpoint. Based on consultation with safety net clients and caseworkers, we designed a field experiment (N = 1,554) to minimize the exclusionary effects of mandatory interviews for SNAP applicants. Compared to a control group that received a traditional mailer reminder, SNAP applicants who also received texts reminding them of the interview and communicating flexible “interview anytime” scheduling options had a higher interview completion rate by 10 percentage points, a higher benefit-approval rate by 6 to 7 percentage points, and also completed interviews 3 to 4 days sooner. Follow-up surveys show that the text reminders reduced learning costs about the interview requirement and increased applicant confidence about their ability to manage the process.

Bill Resh @billresh.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey folks, I'm chairing this committee, and we have not yet received any applications. This is a great opportunity for junior scholars!! Deadline is April 1, so get your applications in!!!

APSA@apsa.bsky.social · last yr.

Deadline April 1st! Apply for the Paul Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant! Section 6, Public Administration, invites applications from junior scholars researching public administration issues affecting governance. Learn more buff.ly/oFAuKIq @apsapublicadmin

Steven Van de Walle @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social · last yr.

Rankings are used throughout the public sector to present performance information. What is the effect on information processing? New paper in @pmreview.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... with Lisa Hohensinn @profgeorgebert.bsky.social ebert.bsky.social @jurgenwillems.bsky.social

Performance rankings reduce cognitive processing of underlying performance information

Performance information is often presented in a ranked format. Rankings aggregate a multitude of performance dimensions into an overall score. Simultaneously, rankings may constrain cognitive proce...

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APPAM @appam.bsky.social · last yr.

Starting soon: the next in our series of webinars covering the ongoing changes in the federal government. Today, we'll be joined by experts to discuss the future of access to federal data. Follow along here for live updates and register for free: tinyurl.com/4uysc4f8

Public Management Research Association @pmra-1991.bsky.social · last yr.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · last yr.

Sum: underwhelming & complex "...financial incentives had no direct impact" And had "a small negative social spillover effect was identified" (individuals living in same household < likely to get vaccinated). Financial Incentives for COVID Vaccination jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination

This cluster randomized clinical trial evaluates the direct, spillover, and overall effects of giving adults a financial incentive to receive primary or booster COVID-19 vaccination.

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Lars Tummers @tummers.bsky.social · last yr.

💸 Paying people to #vaccinate sounds smart... but it didn’t work. 🚫 No effect on vaccination rates. 🏠 Worse: people at the same address (who didn’t get paid) were less likely to get boosted. ⚠️ Incentives can backfire. #BehavioralScience jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @sebjilke.bsky.social

Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination
A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. See https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2830030

Erez Yoeli @erezyoeli.bsky.social · last yr.

Financial incentives fail to motivate prosocial behavior, exhibit #13,982: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination

This cluster randomized clinical trial evaluates the direct, spillover, and overall effects of giving adults a financial incentive to receive primary or booster COVID-19 vaccination.

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