Using Factorial Surveys to Study Justice Perceptions: Five Methodological Problems of Attitudinal Justice Research

31 Pages Posted: 13 Jun 2015

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Stefan Liebig

Bielefeld University - Department of Sociology; German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - German Socio Economic Panel

Carsten Sauer

Bielefeld University

Stefan Friedhoff

Bielefeld University - Department of Sociology; SFB882 - INF

Date Written: January 12, 2015

Abstract

This article provides an overview of how factorial surveys have been used in justice research in the past. It addresses the question of why this method is particularly useful to survey attitudes toward justice. This question is discussed with reference to five problems of empirical justice research. For each of these problems, findings are presented from recent justice research that has used the factorial survey method, with a focus on assessing the allocation and distribution of goods (earnings/income, transfer payments, pensions) and burdens (taxes). The paper concludes with a discussion of future developments and possible applications in this research field.

Keywords: Factorial Survey, Justice Research, Justice Attitutdes

JEL Classification: B4, C8, C9, D6

Suggested Citation

Liebig, Stefan and Sauer, Carsten and Friedhoff, Stefan, Using Factorial Surveys to Study Justice Perceptions: Five Methodological Problems of Attitudinal Justice Research (January 12, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2617627 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2617627

Stefan Liebig (Contact Author)

Bielefeld University - Department of Sociology ( email )

Fakultaet fuer Soziologie
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33613 Bielefeld, DE 33613
Germany

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German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - German Socio Economic Panel ( email )

DIW Berlin
Berlin, Berlin 14191
Germany

Carsten Sauer

Bielefeld University ( email )

Universitätsstraße 25
Bielefeld, 33615
Germany

Stefan Friedhoff

Bielefeld University - Department of Sociology ( email )

Universitätsstraße 25
Bielefeld, NRW 33613
Germany

SFB882 - INF ( email )

Universitätsstraße 25
Bielefeld, NRW 33613
Germany

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