Author (Person) | Marx, Paul, Schumacher, Gijs |
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Series Title | Journal of European Social Policy |
Series Details | Vol.26, No.1, February 2016, p20-31 |
Publication Date | February 2016 |
ISSN | 0958-9287 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract Our survey experiment – carried out in the United Kingdom – demonstrates that poor economic prospects generally motivate support for unemployment benefits vis-à-vis deficit reduction. Emphasis on inequality does not change this picture. Emphasis on government debt and deficits increases support for retrenchment compared with objective information. We find support for the hypothesis that partisans are less responsive to the economy than independents. However, income differences are a surprisingly weak moderator of our treatments. We derive two main conclusions: first, elite frames significantly influence the effect of economic change on welfare state preferences. Second, party identification is crucial to understand individual differences in welfare state preferences and should receive more attention in future research. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928715621711 |
Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs |
Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |