| Title: |
the Partisan Effect Revisited ∗ |
| Authors: |
Bruno Amable; Donatella Gatti; Jel Codes H; École Nationale; Des Ponts; Et Chaussées; École Normale; Supérieure Welfare; State Retrenchment |
| Contributors: |
The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| Source: |
http://hal-enpc.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/59/05/37/PDF/wp200607.pdf. |
| Publication Year: |
2011 |
| Collection: |
CiteSeerX |
| Subject Terms: |
Welfare State; ideology; structural change JEL classification; H5; I1; J8 |
| Description: |
This paper aims to shed light on the role of the ’ideology ’ of political parties in shaping the evolution of the welfare state in 18 developed democracies, by providing empirical findings on the determinants of social programs entitlements and social spending over the period 1981-1999. The paper shows that structural change is a major determinant of the extent of social protection. Our results suggest that overall spending is driven up by structural change. On the other hand, strong structural change has a negative influence on welfare entitlements measured by net replacement rates of sickness insurance or unemployment benefits. Partisan influence plays an important role in the dynamics of the welfare state. Left-wing governments strengthen the positive We would like to thank Andrew Clark, Pierre Pestiau, Claudia Senik, Thierry Verdier and other participants in the Journée Jourdan for their comments and suggestions. The usual disclaimer applies. Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques, Unité Mixte de Recherche, CNRS- EHESS- |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.395.8492 |
| Availability: |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.395.8492; http://hal-enpc.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/59/05/37/PDF/wp200607.pdf |
| Rights: |
Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.19EF6133 |
| Database: |
BASE |