Gender and Crises in European Economic Governance: Is this Time Different?*

O’Dwyer, Muireann

doi:10.1111/jcms.13273

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“…However, while the time of complete silences on gender in European economic policy may be coming to a close, it is far from clear whether gender will be understood beyond an individual identity—that is, beyond the micro. Early analysis of spending proposals raises serious concerns about this (Klatzer and Rinaldi 2020 ; O’Dwyer 2022 ).…”

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The gendered history of economic and monetary union

O’Dwyer

2022

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While there is an impressive literature on gender and the past decade of economic crises faced by the EU, there is still a gap in our understanding of the gendered nature of the historical development of European Economic Policy. To what extent is the gendered nature of this policy area a continuation or a new phenomenon? This paper examines a key document in the establishment of the Economic and Monetary Union—the Delors Report. It draws on feminist political economy concepts of the strategic silence, the deflationary bias, and the measurement bias to illustrate the gendered underpinnings of this key document, and key moment. As a result, this paper offers a corrective to gender-blind histories of EMU, as well as providing a basis for a more historically informed feminist analysis of contemporary economic governance in the EU.

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The gendered history of economic and monetary union

O’Dwyer

2022

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“…In general, the response to the pandemic crisis was an effect of the learning process by European entities (European Commission, European Central Bank) between and within crises. The same issue is addressed by O'Dwyer [28], which, based on an extensive meta-analysis, focused on the gendered nature of the economy as well as the gendered impact of policy interventions at the EU27 level. The authors argued that European public policies, including social policies, generated gendered consequences and supported the construction of gendered assumptions about society and the economy.…”

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Dynamics of the Social Security Index in the Context of the Economic Crisis in Romania

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In conditions of uncertainty, social protection issues are of paramount importance, and supporting measures are needed for the vulnerable population with an impact on social costs. Those costs have to be included in the state budget, and they generate budgetary imbalances that need to be counterbalanced by relevant budgetary policy measures. This paper proposes to develop, on the basis of state budgets and of demographic indicators, a social security index, whose dynamics will reflect the impact of the necessary measures in a period of economic and financial uncertainties. The key indicators used for calculating the social security index are composite financial risk, which is quantified using the budget’s dynamic expenditures, composite labour risk using employment stock, and unemployment and composite social risk using equilibrium between labour and retired labour. The paper studies the evolution of this index to identify inflection points that impact social security policy. We have dynamically identified the evolution clusters that differentiate the variability of the social security index over time, translated into the social security matrix proposed by the study for each composite index. The used methods in the study are empirical and analytical in nature, consisting of an econometric definition of the index structure and a dynamic analysis of the results obtained over the period 2010–2020. The results of the study will identify the financial risk diagram, which, based on the forecasted clusters of financial, social, and labour market risks, will create a useful picture for social policy makers that will highlight the current vulnerabilities of the three clusters from a social perspective. Last but not least, the presentation of the social security index is a valuable result for practitioners in their efforts to optimise social policies and increase socio-economic welfare. The results of this research will allow decision-makers to adjust their social policies on an informed basis in relation to the elements of vulnerability during periods of uncertainty, in comparison with the elements of stability identified during periods of economic growth.

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“…These crises, however, can and should spark self‐reflection not only among the institutions but also for us as a scholarly community. Feminist scholars have long acknowledged that 'crises are gendered’ (O'Dwyer, 2022, p. 153). When this editorial team took over the reins of JCMS, the two lead editors, Toni Haastrup and Richard Whitman set us the goal of fostering multi‐disciplinarity and diversity and increasing the scope of JCMS to beyond its traditional audiences, inviting novel perspectives and encouraging multiple approaches in our study of the EU (Haastrup et al .…”

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confidence: 99%