The end of work or work without end? The role of voters' beliefs in shaping policies of early exit

Abstract: "The rise and fall of policies regulating early exit from labour markets remains enigmatic for comparative politics. Most explanations focus on structural or institutional causes. A missing source of national variation, this discussion paper argues, lies in cross-country differences in voters' attitude. Whereas in some European countries voters would not think that there is a trade-off between the employment of older and younger workers, in others this is a dominant paradigm. I describe these differences in opinion, as well as their potential and limits for explaining reform in this policy area. A multi-level analysis of Eurobarometer data shows that low employment rates and high levels of labour market regulation lead more people to believe in such a trade-off. This belief is rather the result of voters' perceptions of how labour markets work than the result of their personal situation." (author's abstract)

Alternative title
Das Ende der Arbeit oder Arbeit ohne Ende? Die Rolle von Wählereinstellungen bei der Ausgestaltung von Politiken der Frühverrentung
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 21 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion

Bibliographic citation
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Arbeit, Sozialstruktur und Sozialstaat, Abteilung Arbeitsmarktpolitik und Beschäftigung ; Bd. 2007-108

Classification
Wirtschaft
Keyword
Europäische Union
Flexible Altersgrenze
Meinung
Wahlverhalten
Arbeitsmarktflexibilisierung
EU-Staaten
Flexible Altersgrenze
Einstellung
Meinung
Wahlverhalten

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2007
Creator
Kemmerling, Achim
Contributor
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-234024
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
Last update
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Associated

  • Kemmerling, Achim
  • Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Time of origin

  • 2007

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