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Policy inequity intensifies administrative burden by increasing psychological and compliance costs and reducing welfare participation, an effect that is unexpectedly amplified by individual social capital and public information transparency. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how inequity in policy implementation influences administrative burden and program participation in public welfare schemes.

August 22, 2026Public Administration Review

To Add Insult to Injury: Exploring the Impact of Policy Inequity on Administrative Burden

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YYYongzheng Yang QZQingqing Zhang PLPeng Liu

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Empirical analysis reveals policy inequity increases compliance and psychological costs in welfare applicants, suggesting social capital and public exposure amplify administrative burdens.

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To examine how inequity in policy implementation influences administrative burden and program participation in public welfare schemes.
Analyzed administrative and survey data from public assistance programs in China spanning from 2015 to 2017.
Evaluated dimensions of administrative burden, focusing on psychological costs, compliance costs, and welfare program participation rates.
Tested the moderating effects of individual-level social capital and contextual-level information transparency regarding welfare approvals and receipt.
Policy inequity significantly augmented psychological and compliance costs while concurrently decreasing citizen participation in welfare programs.
Individual-level social capital and contextual public exposure acted as significant moderators, unexpectedly amplifying rather than dampening the negative impact of policy inequity on administrative burden.

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Yang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f41ca7ade938187dcd3 https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70178

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August 22, 2026Public Administration Review

To Add Insult to Injury: Exploring the Impact of Policy Inequity on Administrative Burden

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Authors

YYYongzheng Yang QZQingqing Zhang PLPeng Liu

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Overview

Empirical analysis reveals policy inequity increases compliance and psychological costs in welfare applicants, suggesting social capital and public exposure amplify administrative burdens.

Key Points

To examine how inequity in policy implementation influences administrative burden and program participation in public welfare schemes.
Analyzed administrative and survey data from public assistance programs in China spanning from 2015 to 2017.
Evaluated dimensions of administrative burden, focusing on psychological costs, compliance costs, and welfare program participation rates.
Tested the moderating effects of individual-level social capital and contextual-level information transparency regarding welfare approvals and receipt.
Policy inequity significantly augmented psychological and compliance costs while concurrently decreasing citizen participation in welfare programs.
Individual-level social capital and contextual public exposure acted as significant moderators, unexpectedly amplifying rather than dampening the negative impact of policy inequity on administrative burden.

Cite This Study

Yang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f41ca7ade938187dcd3 https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70178

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