Martin Bækgaard
@MartinBaekgaard
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Professor at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University.
Arhus, Denmark
Joined September 2017
"Experiences of Administrative Burden in Context: Exploring Differences Across Countries, Policy Domains, and Socio-Demography" by @MartinBaekgaard, Lucie Martin, & Niels Bjørn Petersen finds that citizens associate administrative tasks positively. https://t.co/kbsF8hQ8Rg
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Overall, our findings suggest that the effects of ALMPs are lasting, but at the same time greatly depend on how they fit with the resources of clients. 7/7
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However, we find no employment effects among the less resourceful recipients of social assistance. Here instead we find negative long-run effects on indicators of mental health. These are entirely driven by clients who already prior to the trial had mental health issues. 6/7
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We find that intensified treatments led to increased labor market participation among resourceful recipients of unemployment insurance benefits. Effects are surprisingly stable and substantial even 10 years after the intervention. 5/7
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In the trials, treatment groups were exposed to intensified active labor market policies in the form of more frequent compulsory meetings with case workers and/or early activation. 4/7
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@PNASNews @AlbeckNielsen @MichaelSvarer @RosholmMichael @PIREAUAarhusUni We use evidence from randomized trials conducted in Denmark in 2005–2008 to explore the effects on labor market participation on mental health over a ten period. 3/7
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In a new article in @PNASNews, I explore this question w @AlbeckNielsen @MichaelSvarer @RosholmMichael
https://t.co/A9PlW4eH6X supported by @PIREAUAarhusUni 2/7
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How do compliance demands targeted at the unemployed such as compulsory meetings with case workers and activation influence the employment prospects and mental health of the unemployed in the long run? 1/7
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Interested in administrative burden, social equity, and digital governance? Consider joining our panel (w. @donmoyn and @MariaTiggelaar at the 2025 IRSPM Conference in April in Bologna: Panel description: https://t.co/Bwn4lathc8, call for abstracts:
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Come work with us! Together w @henrikseeberg and @helene_helboe I will examine how party leaders explain election losses and how it matters for democracy and party leader support. We are looking for a postdoc who will work with us (deadline: Sept. 15): https://t.co/kxwL7914qW
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Ledig stilling ved Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet
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Today is a great day to read the open access "Anticipated administrative burdens: How proximity to upcoming compulsory meetings affect welfare recipients' experiences of administrative burden" by @MartinBaekgaard & Jonas Krogh Madsen found in 102(2)!
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Administrative burden research claims that target group members are likely to experience learning, compliance, and psychological costs when interacting with government programs. We argue that the...
Early View Open Access! "Anticipated administrative burdens: How proximity to upcoming compulsory meetings affect welfare recipients' experiences of administrative burden" by @MartinBaekgaard & @JonasKrogh finds that time to meeting matters to burden! https://t.co/mr2OflmREz
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Want to join one of the strongest research environments in Europe on parties, elites, elections at @AarhusUni @Aarhus_BSS? ALERT: POST-DOC OPPORTUNITY 💥💥💥 👇 @MartinBaekgaard has received 6.2 million from @DFF_raad to research... 1/
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Vi indkalder nu forslag til nye medlemmer af forskningsrådene i @DFF_raad. Det er den mest meningsfulde faglige opgave, jeg har været med til at løse. Som rådsmedlem præger du dansk forskning, læser ansøgninger med de nyeste ideer og samarbejder med dygtige kolleger i rådet
Vær med til at sikre stærke kompetencer til de faglige forskningsråd i Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond! Bestyrelsen for DFF indkalder forslag til 35 medlemmer af DFF’s faglige forskningsråd per 1. januar 2025. Indstillingsfrist er 12. aug. ’24 kl. 12 #dkforsk
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Very happy to have received funding from @DFF_raad for a new project on party leader justifications of electoral defeats. I am looking much forward to collaborate with @helene_helboe and @henrikseeberg on this project. For details see:
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Political science Professor Martin Bækgaard has received DKK 6.2 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark to investigate party leaders’ explanations for their election defeats, and how these...
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Fire forskere fra @Aarhus_BSS modtager tilsammen 24,4 mio. fra @DFF_raad til forskning i valgnederlag og vores opfattelse af rusmidler, tid og livskvalitet. https://t.co/80rCZJFRPC
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Margit Anne Petersen, Dorthe Kirkegaard Thomsen og Ali Amidi fra Psykologisk Institut samt Martin Bækgaard fra Institut for Statskundskab på Aarhus BSS ved Aarhus Universitet modtager til sammen 24,4...
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"Administrative Burden in Citizen–State Interactions: A Systematic Literature Review" by @askehalling & @MartinBaekgaard offers an insightful overview of administrative burdens in citizen-state interactions. This comprehensive study confirms that administrative burdens are
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And find that our generic scale correlates highly with the tolerance for burdens in a variety of domains. Conservative beliefs are positively related to burden tolerance (though to different degrees) regardless of domain 4/4
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We demonstrate how to adapt the scale to specific policy areas 3/4
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We examine correlates of the scale: Tolerance is higher among males, young adults, less well educated, those with good health, those who trust state actors more, and ideological conservatives. 2/4
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New open access article forthcoming in @PAReview w @askehalling @donmoyn. We develop a 4-item scale to measure burden tolerance – peoples’ acceptance of state actions that impose administrative burdens on citizens – using data from several countries https://t.co/CmhW6Hf0Ye 1/4
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