Browsing Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) by Title

Title:Economic shocks and the cost of ruling : evidence from Italy Author(s):MALET, Giorgio

Date:2020Citation:Journal of elections, public opinion and parties, 2020, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 22-41Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[POLCON]Abstract:Do voters punish governments more severely during international economic crises or do they discount exogenous shocks as they recognize the government’s limited “room of manoeuvre”? The current literature provides conﬂicting ...

Title:Economic vote instability : endogeneity or restricted variance? : Spanish panel evidence (2008 and 2011) Author(s):FRAILE, Marta

; LEWIS-BECK, Michael S.Date:2014Citation:European journal of political research, 2014, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 160-179Type:ArticleAbstract:While the economic vote exists in Western democracies, the question of its stability remains a subject of controversy. This article focuses on two possible factors behind the instability observed: the endogeneity problem ...

Title:Economic voting in Portugal, 2002-2009 Author(s):FREIRE, Andre; SANTANA PEREIRA, JoséDate:2012Citation:Electoral studies, 2012, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 506-512Type:ArticleAbstract:This article tests the economic voting hypothesis in Portugal during the three most recent first-order elections (2002, 2005, 2009), trying to make sense of the multiplicity of choices in the Portuguese party system. We ...

Title:Economie sociale et solidaire et territoires : un couple allant de soi ? Author(s):PECQUEUR, Bernard; ITÇAINA, XabierDate:2012Citation:Revue internationale de l’économie sociale (RECMA), 2012, Vol. 325, pp. 48-64Type:ArticleAbstract:L’ancrage territorial constitue, avec le fonctionnement démocratique et la solidarité économique, l’une des caractéristiques majeures de l’économie sociale et solidaire (ESS). Loin de postuler une territorialité spontanée ...

Title:Economists and neoliberal reform : profession and power in tax policy-making, 1980-2010 Author(s):CHRISTENSEN, JohanDate:2013Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2013Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Why do some advanced capitalist countries go further than others in neoliberal reform? Why do some states seek to achieve economic growth through policies that emphasize economic efficiency and level playing fields while ...

Title:Economists in government bureaucracies Author(s):CHRISTENSEN, JohanDate:2018Citation:Haldor BYRKJEFLOT and Fredrik ENGELSTAD (eds), Bureaucracy and society in transition : comparative perspectives, Bingley : Emerald Publishing, 2018, Comparative social research ; 33, pp. 139-156Type:Contribution to book

Title:The Economy and the Vote: Electoral Responses to Economic Conditions in Fifteen Countries Author(s):VAN DER BRUG, Wouter; VAN DER EIJK, Cees; FRANKLIN, Mark N.Date:2007Citation:New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007Type:Book

Title:The Economy as a Polity: The Political Constitution of Contemporary Capitalism Editor(s):JOERGES, Christian; STRATH, Bo; WAGNER, PeterDate:2005Citation:London, UCL, 2005Type:Book

Title:Economy, ecology and the state: globalization and sustainable development in Brazil Author(s):DE CAMPOS MELLO, ValeriaDate:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis

Title:Editorial Author(s):KENNEALY, PeterDate:2006Citation:European Political Science (EPS), 2006, 5, 4, 337-340Type:Article

Title:Editorial Author(s):KENNEALY, PeterDate:2005Citation:European political science EPS, 2005, 4, 4, 371-373Type:Article

Title:Editorial: Einführung in das Schwerpunktthemenheft Frühe Förderung in der Familie Author(s):BLOSSFELD, Hans Peter

; ROSSBACH, Hans-GüntherDate:2012Citation:Zeitschrift für Familienforschung/Journal of Family Research, 2012, 24, 2, 112-114Type:Article

Title:Education and active labour market policy complementarities in promoting employment : reinforcement, substitution and compensation Author(s):PLAVGO, Ilze

Date:2023Citation:Social policy and administration, 2023, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 235-253Type:ArticleAbstract:This paper theorises and empirically assesses how education and active labour market policy (ALMP) relate to each other in shaping individuals' employment chances in Europe. It provides a theoretical base for assessing ...

Title:Education and health across lives, cohorts, and countries : a study of cumulative (dis)advantage in Germany, Sweden, and the United States Author(s):LEOPOLD, Liliya

Date:2017Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2017Version:Chapter 2 ‘Cumulative disadvantage in an egalitarian country? Socioeconomic Health Disparities over the Life Course in Sweden' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'Cumulative advantage in an egalitarian country? : socioeconomic health disparities over the life course in Sweden' (2016) in the journal ‘Journal of health and social behavior’Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:According to the cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis, social disparities in health increase over the life course. Evidence on this hypothesis is largely limited to the U.S. context. The present dissertation draws on recent ...

Title:Education and Immigration: A Problematic Dichotomy? Author(s):ALEGRE CANOSA, Miguel AngelDate:2008Citation:Revista de Educacion, 2008, 345, 61-82Type:ArticleAbstract:This article frames in a double-side approach towards what has been considered as a problem as regards the schooling of an increasing number of immigrant students. First, it is necessary to analyse the contribution made ...

Title:Education and physical health trajectories in old age : evidence from the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe (SHARE) Author(s):LEOPOLD, Liliya

; ENGELHARTDT, HenrietteDate:2013Citation:International journal of public health, 2013, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 23-31Type:ArticleAbstract:The model of cumulative inequality predicts that health differences between educational levels increase with age. Using a variety of analytical approaches and measures of health, studies have, however, reported increasing ...

Title:Education as a positional good : implications for social inequalities in educational attainment in Italy Author(s):TRIVENTI, Moris

; PANICHELLA, Nazareno; BALLARINO, Gabriele; BARONE, Carlo; BERNARDI, Fabrizio

Date:2016Citation:Research in social stratification and mobility, 2016, Vol. 43, pp. 39-52Type:ArticleAbstract:The article examines trends of social inequalities in educational attainment in the second half of the twentieth century in Italy, comparing two approaches. The traditional approach uses years of education as a dependent ...

Title:Education as an equalizer for human development? Author(s):BERNARDI, Fabrizio

; PLAVGO, Ilze

Date:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:UNDP Background Paper; 2019/04Abstract:This paper examines the potential of education to act as the ‘great equalizer’ and reduce the negative effects of economic inequality on health and other social outcomes, such as crime, educational proficiency and, in ...

Title:Education as the (not so) great equalizer : new evidence based on a parental fixed effect analysis for Spain Author(s):BERNARDI, Fabrizio

; ARES, MacarenaDate:2017Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2017/06Abstract:We investigate whether coming from a higher socio-economic background is associated with greater labour market success, net of own achieved education. We replicate previous analyses on the direct effect of social origin, ...

Title:Education as the backbone of inequality - European education policy: constrains and possibilities Author(s):DRONKERS, JaapDate:2008Citation:F. BECKER, K. DUFFEK , and T. MÖRSCHEL (eds), Social Democracy and Education. The European Experience, Berlin /Wien/ Amsterdam, Friederich Ebert Stiftung / Karl Renner Institut / Wiardi Beckman Stichting, 2008, 50-135Type:Contribution to book