Mogens Jin Pedersen

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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

1. Published

   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. 296–312

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

2. Published

   Understanding Discrimination: Outcome-Relevant Information Does Not Mitigate Discrimination

   Pedersen, Mogens Jin & Nielsen, V. L., 2023, In: Social Problems. 29 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

3. Published

   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 › peer-review

4. Published

   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 › peer-review

5. Published

   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 › peer-review

6. Published

   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 › peer-review

7. Published

   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 › peer-review

8. 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. 424-440

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

9. Published

   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. 606-612

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

10. Published

    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. 339-354

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

11. Published

    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. 67-81

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

12. Published

    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. 874-894

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

13. Published

    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. 489-511

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

14. Published

    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. 75-88

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

15. Published

    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. 229-243

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

16. Published

    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. 734-746

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review