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Who Benefits? How Gender Shapes the Perceived Deservingness of Welfare Claimants

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Polihot 政治行为 公共政策 Deservingness Welfare Attitudes Gender Public Opinion
JOP — pp. 000-000 2026-05-04 Original Who Benefits? How Gender Shapes the Perceived Deservingness of Welfare Claimants Dot Sawler Abstract （原文未提供摘要） 中文 谁受益？性别如何塑造对福利申领者应得性的认知 Dot Sawler 摘要 原文未提供摘要 关键词 性别、福利申领者、应得性、福利态度、公众舆论、社会政策 DOI: 10.1086/736802 查看原文 →

Partisanship, Deservingness, and the Attitudinal Policy Feedback Process for Social Policy

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Polihot 公共政策 政治行为 Policy Feedback Partisanship Deservingness Social Policy Political Attitudes
PSJ — 2026-04-26 Original Partisanship, Deservingness, and the Attitudinal Policy Feedback Process for Social Policy Chris Faricy, Christopher Ellis Abstract ABSTRACT In an era of identity‐based partisan polarization, we examine whether social policies can still generate positive attitudinal feedback among beneficiaries. Drawing on nationally representative survey data, we demonstrate that partisanship conditions the policy feedback process through divergent perceptions of group deservingness. Democrats attribute economic vulnerability to systemic injustice and view policy beneficiaries as hardworking and sympathetic, while Republicans attribute poverty to individual failings and view beneficiaries more negatively. We show that Democrats evaluate both policy beneficiaries and taxpayers favorably, whereas Republicans sharply differentiate between these groups, viewing themselves as “makers” contributing to a system that benefits undeserving “takers.” These differences shape emotional responses to program use with Democrats reporting positive feelings about using social policies, while Republicans express more negative emotions. Even after controlling for actual policy usage and demographics, partisan gaps in attitudes toward social programs persist across diverse policy types. Experimental evidence reveals that partisan framing affects non‐users more than beneficiaries, with Democrats more responsive to group‐based cues. Our findings suggest that in American politics, partisan identities serve as powerful interpretive filters that prevent similar policy experiences from generating widespread positive political attitudes, thereby challenging the assumption that policies create new politics.

Climate exposure drives firm political behavior: Evidence from earnings calls and lobbying data

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Polihot 政治经济学 公共政策 Corporate Political Activity Climate Politics Lobbying Earnings Calls Text Analysis
AJPS — 2026-04-26 Original Climate exposure drives firm political behavior: Evidence from earnings calls and lobbying data Christian Baehr, Fiona Bare, Vincent Heddesheimer Abstract Abstract When and how do firms engage in climate politics? We argue that regulatory concerns, business opportunities, and physical risks activate policy preferences and lobbying efforts. We measure firm‐level exposure to opportunity, regulatory, and physical aspects of climate change based on discussion in quarterly earnings call transcripts for 11,705 publicly traded firms between 2001 and 2023. We estimate the effect of climate exposure on climate lobbying instances (extensive margin), amount (intensive margin), and targets (political entities). We find that more exposed companies, especially in terms of opportunities and regulation, are more likely to lobby. The type of climate exposure, both absolute and relative to industry peers, dictates whether firms lobby, how much they spend on lobbying, and their choice of government target. Taken together, our findings demonstrate the importance of disaggregating firm‐level perceptions of climate impacts to understand patterns in political activity.