Globalisation and Economic Security
In: IDS bulletin, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 13-24
ISSN: 0265-5012, 0308-5872
In: IDS bulletin, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 13-24
ISSN: 0265-5012, 0308-5872
In: IDS bulletin: transforming development knowledge, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 13-24
ISSN: 1759-5436
BACKGROUND. Interest in the health and behavioral effects of economic insecurity appears to vary with the performance of the economy. The current recession in the United States and Western Europe and growing unemployment in Eastern Europe make it timely to analytically review the recent research concerned with the health effects of economic contraction. METHODS. The research concerned with the health and behavioral effects of economic insecurity is organized by dependent variable and method. Rules for determining which effects are supported by strong and which by weak evidence are developed and applied to the literature. RESULTS. Evidence for effects on symptoms of psychological distress, seeking help for psychological distress, and nonspecific physiological illness is strong. Evidence for effects on suicide, child abuse, adverse birth outcomes, and heart disease is characterized as weak or sufficiently controversial to warrant skepticism. CONCLUSIONS. The health effects of economic security are undoubtedly mediated by economic policies. Estimating the effect of policy alternatives on the incidence of various outcomes is, however, very difficult given the current state of the research. The effect of rising unemployment on health in Eastern Europe cannot, moreover, be estimated from existing research. Effects estimated from Western economies probably do not generalize to situations in which the meaning of economic insecurity is conditioned by profound social and political reforms.
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In: American journal of political science, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 662-674
ISSN: 1540-5907
A central question in the international and comparative political economy literatures on globalization is whether economic integration increases worker insecurity in advanced economies. Previous research has focused on the role of international trade and has failed to produce convincing evidence that such a link exists. In this article, we argue that globalization increases worker insecurity, but that foreign direct investment (FDI) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) is the key aspect of integration generating risk. FDI by MNEs increases firms' elasticity of demand for labor. More‐elastic labor demands, in turn, raise the volatility of wages and employment, all of which tends to make workers feel less secure. We present new empirical evidence, based on the analysis of panel data from Great Britain collected from 1991 to 1999, that FDI activity in the industries in which individuals work is positively correlated with individual perceptions of economic insecurity. This correlation holds in analyses accounting for individual‐specific effects and a wide variety of control variables.
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 662-674
ISSN: 0092-5853
In: NBER working paper series 9339
In: ILO socio-economic security programme
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Working paper
In: NBER Working Paper No. w9339
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Working paper
Are public attitudes toward immigration policy in the United States driven by economic or non-economic concerns? Though systematic analyses are few, a burgeoning literature suggests that cultural norms and enduring values, rather than calculations of self-interest, determine immigration policy preferences. This paper challenges the contention that economic motivations play little or no role in the formation of immigration policy preferences. Drawing on recent work in political economy, I argue that individual preferences over immigration policy reflect economic and non-economic concerns – both broadly rooted in considerations of individual self-interest. While affective orientations toward ethnic groups and prejudice clearly underlie public attitudes toward immigration policy, analysts err in discounting an economic interpretation of immigration policy preferences. In fact, multivariate analysis of 1992 through 2000 National Election Study surveys reveals a robust link between an individual's position in the labor market and immigration policy. Respondents at the lower end of the nation's occupational and/or educational distribution are more likely to oppose increased immigration, as the Heckscher-Ohlin model of international trade implies.
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In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 61, Heft 2, S. 261-287
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 61, Heft 2, S. 261
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: CEPAL review, Heft 73, S. 7-30
ISSN: 0251-2920
World Affairs Online
In: CEPAL review, Band 2001, Heft 73, S. 7-30
ISSN: 1684-0348
In: International organization, Band 58, Heft 4
ISSN: 1531-5088