Coding decisions about implemented reforms distort measured policy congruence across studies

Evidence

An additional important factor is that some studies, like those from the Netherlands and Germany, explicitly excluded questions about support for already implemented reforms, while others included the full range of policy proposals. These differences in data collection and coding decisions likely affect observed patterns of policy congruence. — Mikael Persson and Anders Sundell, Blocking the Poor, 83

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors methodological critiques in survey-based representation research about excluding already-enacted policies from congruence measures.