The private consequences of public policies: active labor market policies and social ties in Europe
The private consequences of public policies: active labor market policies and social ties in Europe
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DOI：
10.1017/s1755773909990130
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Anderson, Christopher J.
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作者：
Anderson, Christopher J.
尽管比较政治经济学家通过狭隘地关注积极劳动力市场政策（ALMP）如何影响经济结果来研究积极劳动力市场政策（ALMP），但本文提出并论证了此类政策如何塑造劳动力市场之外的各种结果的更广泛概念。我特别认为，ALMP 有潜力通过增强人们与社会他人互动的机会和动机来塑造人们的私人生活质量。对 17 个欧洲国家收集的数据进行的分析表明，在 ALMP 支出较高的国家中，个人的社交互动更加频繁，社会排斥感也有所降低。此外，我发现劳动力市场政策对社会关系的积极影响对于劳动力市场地位更加不稳定的个人来说更强。结果表明，公共政策对人们的私生活和国家的社会凝聚力模式具有重要的多方面影响。
Though comparative political economists have examined active labor market policies (ALMPs) by focusing narrowly on how they affect economic outcomes, this paper develops and argues for a broadened conception of how such policies can shape a variety of outcomes beyond the labor market. In particular, I argue that ALMPs have the potential to shape the quality of people's private lives by enhancing their opportunities and motives to interact with social others. Analyses of data collected in 17 European countries show that individuals in countries with higher spending on ALMPs report more frequent social interactions and a reduced sense of social exclusion. Moreover, I find that the positive influence of labor market policies on social ties is stronger among individuals whose labor market position is more precarious. The results suggest that public policies have important and multifaceted consequences for people's private lives and countries' patterns of social cohesion.