Asmus Leth Olsen

Asmus Leth Olsen

Professor

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Office hours: Tuesdays 12.00-13.00

Current research

My research and teaching centers on public administration with an emphasis on psychological theories and experimental methods. My research is anchored in the Behavioral and Experimental Public Administration Lab (BEPAL). BEPAL aims to bridge the gap between research in (political) psychology and public administration in order improve public services and the public sector's responsiveness to citizens' aspirations. Behavioral insights and evidence in the service of citizens and democracy. My research has been published in American Journal of Political Science, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Journal of Politics, Nature: Human Behavior, Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Judgment and Decision Making and more.

Read more about the Behavioral and Experimental Public Administration Lab (BEPAL): https://polsci.ku.dk/bepal/english/

Find out more about my research at: www.asmusolsen.com

Discrimination in the public sector:

  • Public sector discrimination by targeting administrative burdens toward minorities to make bureaucratic processes more onerous (American Journal of Political Science)
  • Discrimination for Citizens against street level bureaucrats (British Journal of Political Science)

Behavioral Public Administration:

Dishonesty and Selection into Public Service:

A Behavioral Approach to Performance Information:

Selected publications

  1. Published

    The Unequal Distribution of Opportunity: A National Audit Study of Bureaucratic Discrimination in Primary School Access

    Olsen, Asmus Leth, Kyhse-Andersen, J. H. & Moynihan, D., 2022, In: American Journal of Political Science. 66, 3, p. 587-603 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Sustaining Honesty in Public Service: The Role of Selection

    Barfort, S., Harmon, Nikolaj Arpe, Hjorth, Frederik Georg & Olsen, Asmus Leth, Nov 2019, In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 11, 4, p. 96-123 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Reducing Bias in Citizens’ Perception of Crime Rates: Evidence From a Field Experiment on Burglary Prevalence

    Larsen, M. V. & Olsen, Asmus Leth, 2020, In: Journal of Politics. 82, 2, p. 753-756 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Moral dilemmas and trust in leaders during a global health crisis

    Everett, J. A. C., Colombatto, C., Awad, E., Boggio, P., Bos, B., Brady, W. J., Chawla, M., Chituc, V., Chung, D., Drupp, M. A., Goel, S., Grosskopf, B., Hjorth, F., Ji, A., Kealoha, C., Kim, J. S., Lin, Y., Ma, Y., Maréchal, M. A., Mancinelli, F. & 17 others, Mathys, C., Olsen, Asmus Leth, Pearce, G., Prosser, A. M. B., Reggev, N., Sabin, N., Senn, J., Shin, Y. S., Sinnott-Armstrong, W., Sjåstad, H., Strick, M., Sul, S., Tummers, L., Turner, M., Yu, H., Zoh, Y. & Crockett, M. J., 2021, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 5, august, p. 1074-1088 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Behavioral Public Administration: Combining Insights from Public Administration and Psychology

    Grimmelikhuijsen, S., Jilke, S., Olsen, Asmus Leth & Tummers, L., 1 Jan 2017, In: Public Administration Review. 77, 1, p. 45-56 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Compared to What? How Social and Historical Reference Points Affect Citizens' Performance Evaluations

    Olsen, Asmus Leth, 2017, In: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 27, 4, p. 562-580 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

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