The Generosity of Social Insurance, 1971-2002

Scruggs, Lyle

doi:10.1093/oxrep/grj021

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“…Central wage compression is enforced by restrictions on local industrial actions, making it impossible to completely overturn the small differences in the centrally negotiated wages. The entire wage structure is thus compressed: the wage of a particular Notes: The vertical axis shows Welfare Generosity as measured by the Overall Generosity Index from the Comparative Welfare Entitlements Data set developed by Lyle Scruggs, University of Connecticut (see Scruggs, 2006). Wage Dispersion is measured by the ratio of the 9th to the 1st decile of gross hourly wages from the OECD earnings data base.…”

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The Scandinavian model—An interpretation

Barth

Moene

Willumsen

2014

Journal of Public Economics

114

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The small open economies in Scandinavia have for long periods had high work effort, small wage differentials, high productivity, and a generous welfare state. To understand how this might be an economic and political equilibrium we combine models of collective wage bargaining, creative job destruction, and welfare spending. The two-tier system of wage bargaining provides microeconomic efficiency and wage compression. Combined with a vintage approach to the process of creative destruction we show how wage compression fuels investments, enhances average productivity and increases the mean wage by allocating more of the work force to the most modern activities. Finally, we show how the political support of welfare spending is fueled by both a higher mean wage and a lower wage dispersion.

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The Scandinavian model—An interpretation

Barth

Moene

Willumsen

2014

Journal of Public Economics

114

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“…First, we use public social expenditures (as percent of GDP) supplied by Busemeyer (2009) as the 'classic' measure of government welfare state effort. Second, we employ the welfare generosity index constructed by Allen and Scruggs as described in Scruggs (2006). The index follows Esping-Andersen and measures the generosity of welfare benefits at the individual level.…”

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Quantitative Methodologies in Public Policy

Breunig¹,

Ahlquist²

2014

Comparative Policy Studies

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“…Unfortunately, this data is only available from 2001 to 2007, a time when data for most covariates does not exist. Finally, Scruggs (2006) has released data on net replacement rates and duration of benefits for 18 OECD countries, but it is not possible to calculate the replacement rate for bouts of long duration from the data. Note 20.…”

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Active or Passive? Reforming Employment Benefits in the OECD

Alemon

2012

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The last three decades witnessed attempts to reduce employment benefits in many OECD countries. This study distinguishes between three types of benefits: employment protection legislation (EPL), active labour market policies (ALMPs), and unemployment compensation. Using structural equation modeling, the study systematically examines the determinants of these benefits in 23 countries (1985 to 2008). The analysis contributes to the welfare state literature in at least three ways. First, it goes beyond studies of individual programs or overall "welfare effort" by examining three programs simultaneously. Second, it uncovers both direct and indirect channels of support for these programs. Finally, the analysis reveals, contrary to previous findings, that strict employment protection is quite compatible with more spending on ALMPs and unemployment compensation in some countries.

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The Generosity of Social Insurance, 1971-2002

Cited by 90 publications

References 16 publications

The Scandinavian model—An interpretation

The Scandinavian model—An interpretation

Quantitative Methodologies in Public Policy

Active or Passive? Reforming Employment Benefits in the OECD

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