Mogens Jin Pedersen
Associate Professor - Promotion Programme
Department of Political Science
Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 København K, 18 Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building: 18-2-23
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Mogens Jin Pedersen is Associate Professor (Promotion Programme) at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. His research and teaching focus primarily on the following issues within the field of public administration: motivation and behavior among public employees and citizens, public management and leadership, heuristics and cognitive biases in judgements and decision-making, and quantitative research methodology. He received his PhD in Political Science from Aarhus University in 2015.
Primary fields of research
Within public administration:
- Motivation, behavior, and performance
- Public management and leadership
- Psychological biases in judgements and decision-making
- Gender and race discrimination
- Street-level bureaucracy
- Citizen perceptions and evaluations
- Research design and experimental methods
His research is published in journals such as Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Public Administration, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, International Public Management Journal, The American Review of Public Administration, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, Social Problems, and Social Science Computer Review.
Teaching
Primary areas:
- Public administration
- Motivation and behavior
- Public management and leadership
- Psychological biases in judgements and decision-making
- Street-level buraucracy
- Experimental methods
Supervises MSc theses.
Office hours: Tuesdays 13-15.
Selected publications
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To Act or Not to Act? How Client Progression Affects Performance Information Use at the Frontlines
Mikkelsen, M. F., Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Petersen, N. B. G., 2023, In: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 33, 2, p. 296–312Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Understanding Discrimination: Outcome-Relevant Information Does Not Mitigate Discrimination
Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Nielsen, V. L., 2024, In: Social Problems. 71, 1, p. 77–105Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Creaming among Caseworkers: Effects of Client Competence and Client Motivation on Caseworkers’ Willingness to Help
Guul, T. S., Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Petersen, N. B. G., 2021, In: Public Administration Review. 81, 1, p. 12-22 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Question Order Bias Revisited: A Split-Ballot Experiment on Satisfaction with Public Services among Experienced and Professional Users
Thau, M., Mikkelsen, M. F., Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Larsen, M. H., 2020, In: Public Administration. 99, 1, p. 189-204 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Using Informational Video to Elicit Participation in Online Survey Research: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pedersen, Mogens Jin, Bojesen, A. B., Rayce, S. L. B. & Pontoppidan, M., 2021, In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 33, 4, p. 946-959 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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How to Encourage “Togetherness by Keeping Apart” amid COVID-19? The Ineffectiveness of Prosocial and Empathy Appeals
Favero, N. & Pedersen, Mogens Jin, 2020, In: Journal of Behavioral Public Administration. 3, 2, 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Social Distancing during the COVID ‐19 Pandemic: Who Are the Present and Future Noncompliers?
Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Favero, N., 2020, In: Public Administration Review. 80, 5, p. 805-914 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Bureaucratic Decision-Making: A Multi‐Method Study of Gender Similarity Bias and Gender Stereotype Beliefs
Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Nielsen, V. L., 2020, In: Public Administration. 98, 2, p. 424-440Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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RNICE Model: Evaluating the Contribution of Replication Studies in Public Administration and Management Research
Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Stritch, J. M., 2018, In: Public Administration Review. 78, 4, p. 606-612Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Punishment on the Frontlines of Public Service Delivery: Client Ethnicity and Caseworker Sanctioning Decisions in a Scandinavian Welfare State
Pedersen, Mogens Jin, Stritch, J. M. & Thuesen, F., 2018, In: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 28, 3, p. 339-354Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Internal Management and Perceived Managerial Trustworthiness: Evidence From a Survey Experiment
Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Stritch, J. M., 2018, In: American Review of Public Administration. 48, 1, p. 67-81Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Citizen Perceptions of Procedural Fairness and the Moderating Roles of ‘Belief in a Just World’ and ‘Public Service Motivation’ in Public Hiring
Pedersen, Mogens Jin, Stritch, J. M. & Taggart, G., 2017, In: Public Administration. 95, 4, p. 874-894Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Opportunities and Limitations of Using Mechanical Turk (MTURK) in Public Administration and Management Scholarship
Stritch, J. M., Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Taggart, G., 2017, In: International Public Management Journal. 20, 3, p. 489-511Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A ‘Heart of Goal’ and the Will to Succeed: Goal Commitment and Task Performance among Teachers in Public Schools
Pedersen, Mogens Jin, 2016, In: Public Administration. 94, 1, p. 75-88Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Improving Survey Response Rates in Online Panels: Effects of Low-Cost Incentives and Cost-Free Text Appeal Interventions
Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Nielsen, C. V., 2016, In: Social Science Computer Review. 34, 2, p. 229-243Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Activating the Forces of Public Service Motivation: Evidence from a Low‐Intensity Randomized Survey Experiment
Pedersen, Mogens Jin, 2015, In: Public Administration Review. 75, 5, p. 734-746Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Creative Destruction in Science
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The Apparent Locus of Managerial Decision Making and Perceptions of Fairness in Public Personnel Management
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Creaming among Caseworkers: Effects of Client Competence and Client Motivation on Caseworkers’ Willingness to Help
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