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Welfare Policy Design: Reshaping Public Support and Perceptions of Beneficiaries

Sat, April 5, 3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT), Palmer House Hilton, Floor: 7th, Clark 7

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Support for welfare hinges on perceptions of deservingness. I explore how effort-cuing policy features affect these perceptions and welfare support, testing competing theories from evolutionary psychology, policy feedback, & social construction.

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