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David Rueda
Other affiliations: Nuffield College, Cornell University
Bio: David Rueda is an academic researcher from University of Oxford. The author has contributed to research in topics: Redistribution (cultural anthropology) & Politics. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 43 publications receiving 3564 citations. Previous affiliations of David Rueda include Nuffield College & Cornell University.
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TL;DR: The authors argue that the goals of social democratic parties are often best served by pursuing policies that benefit insiders while ignoring the interests of outsiders and analyze Eurobarometer data and annual macrodata from 16 OECD countries from 1973 to 1995, concluding that insider-outsider politics are fundamental to a fuller explanation of government partisanship, policy-making, and social democracy since the 1970s.
Abstract: In much of the political economy literature, social democratic governments are assumed to defend the interests of labor The main thrust of this article is that labor is divided into those with secure employment (insiders) and those without (outsiders) I argue that the goals of social democratic parties are often best served by pursuing policies that benefit insiders while ignoring the interests of outsiders I analyze Eurobarometer data and annual macrodata from 16 OECD countries from 1973 to 1995 I explore the question of whether strategies prevalent in the golden age of social democracy have been neglected and Left parties have abandoned the goal of providing equality and security to the most vulnerable sectors of the labor market By combining research on political economy, institutions, and political behavior, my analysis demonstrates that insider–outsider politics are fundamental to a fuller explanation of government partisanship, policy-making, and social democracy since the 1970s
579 citations
TL;DR: This article conducted a pooled cross-sectional time-series analysis of the determinants of wage inequality in sixteen countries from 1973 to 1995 and found that the qualities that distinguish social market economies from liberal market economies shape the way political and institutional variables influence wage inequality.
Abstract: This article draws on a new data set that enables the authors to compare the distribution of income from employment across OECD countries. Specifically, the article conducts a pooled cross-sectional time-series analysis of the determinants of wage inequality in sixteen countries from 1973 to 1995. The analysis shows that varieties of capitalism matter. The authors find that the qualities that distinguish social market economies from liberal market economies shape the way political and institutional variables influence wage inequality. Of particular interest to political scientists is the finding that the wage-distributive effects of government partisanship are contingent on institutional context. Union density emerges in the analysis as the single most important factor influencing wage inequality in both institutional contexts.
426 citations
01 Oct 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the goals of social democratic parties are often best served by pursuing policies that benefit only insiders and argue that there are factors that can reduce insider-outsider differences and weaken their influence on social democratic governments.
Abstract: The analysis in this book disputes entrenched interpretations of the comparative political economy of industrialized democracies. It questions, in particular, the widely-held assumption that social democratic governments will defend the interests of labour. The evidence shows that labour has become split into two clearly differentiated constituencies: those with secure employment (insiders) and those without (outsiders). The book focuses on three policy areas: employment protection (representing the main concern of insiders), and active and passive labour market policies (the main concern of outsiders). The main thrust of the argument is that the goals of social democratic parties are often best served by pursuing policies that benefit only insiders. The implication of the book's insider-outsider model is that social democratic government is associated with higher levels of employment protection legislation but not with labour market policy. The book also argues that there are factors that can reduce insideroutsider differences and weaken their influence on social democratic governments. These hypotheses are explored through the triangulation of different methodologies. The book provides an analysis of surveys and macrodata and a detailed comparison of three case-studies: Spain, the UK, and the Netherlands.
407 citations
Book•
10 Jan 2008
TL;DR: The Insider-Outsider Partisanship Model as discussed by the authors was proposed to test the preferences of insiders and outsiders and test the model's assumptions about individual interests about individual interest.
Abstract: 1. Introduction 2. Governments and Policy: The Insider-Outsider Partisanship Model 3. The Preferences of Insiders and Outsiders: Testing the Model's Assumptions about Individual Interests 4. The Relationship Between Partisan Government and Policy: An Analysis of OECD Data 5. Partisan Government and Employment Protection 6. Unemployment Vulnerability and Active Labor Market Policies 7. Partisanship, Institutions and Social Policy 8. Conclusion References Index
258 citations
TL;DR: This article explored how political-institutional variables affect the upper and lower halves of the wage distribution, and found that unionization, centralization of wage bargaining and public-sector employment primarily affect the distribution of wages by boosting the relative position of unskilled workers, while the egalitarian effects of Left government operate at the upper end of wage hierarchy, holding back the wage growth of well-paid workers.
Abstract: Through a pooled cross-section time-series analysis of the determinants of wage inequality in sixteen OECD countries from 1973 to 1995, we explore how political-institutional variables affect the upper and lower halves of the wage distribution. Our regression results indicate that unionization, centralization of wage bargaining and public-sector employment primarily affect the distribution of wages by boosting the relative position of unskilled workers, while the egalitarian effects of Left government operate at the upper end of the wage hierarchy, holding back the wage growth of well-paid workers. Further analysis shows that the differential effects of government partisanship are contingent on wage-bargaining centralization: in decentralized bargaining systems, Left government is associated with compression of both halves of the wage distribution.
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TL;DR: A theme of the text is the use of artificial regressions for estimation, reference, and specification testing of nonlinear models, including diagnostic tests for parameter constancy, serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, and other types of mis-specification.
Abstract: Offering a unifying theoretical perspective not readily available in any other text, this innovative guide to econometrics uses simple geometrical arguments to develop students' intuitive understanding of basic and advanced topics, emphasizing throughout the practical applications of modern theory and nonlinear techniques of estimation. One theme of the text is the use of artificial regressions for estimation, reference, and specification testing of nonlinear models, including diagnostic tests for parameter constancy, serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, and other types of mis-specification. Explaining how estimates can be obtained and tests can be carried out, the authors go beyond a mere algebraic description to one that can be easily translated into the commands of a standard econometric software package. Covering an unprecedented range of problems with a consistent emphasis on those that arise in applied work, this accessible and coherent guide to the most vital topics in econometrics today is indispensable for advanced students of econometrics and students of statistics interested in regression and related topics. It will also suit practising econometricians who want to update their skills. Flexibly designed to accommodate a variety of course levels, it offers both complete coverage of the basic material and separate chapters on areas of specialized interest.
4,284 citations
TL;DR: It is concluded that multiple Imputation for Nonresponse in Surveys should be considered as a legitimate method for answering the question of why people do not respond to survey questions.
Abstract: 25. Multiple Imputation for Nonresponse in Surveys. By D. B. Rubin. ISBN 0 471 08705 X. Wiley, Chichester, 1987. 258 pp. £30.25.
3,216 citations
Book Chapter•
01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: The authors argue that workers will only make such risky investments when they have some insurance that their job or income is secure, otherwise, they will invest in general, and therefore portable, skills.
Abstract: This paper outlines a new approach to the study of the welfare state. Contrary to the emphasis on “decommmodification” in the current literature, we argue that important dimensions of the welfare state – employment protection, unemployment protection, and wage protection – are designed to make workers more willing to invest in firmand industry-specific skills that increase their dependence on particular employers and their vulnerability to market fluctuations. Workers will only make such risky investments when they have some insurance that their job or income is secure. Otherwise, they will invest in general, and therefore portable, skills. In turn, because the skill composition of the work force constrains the set of product market strategies that firms can pursue successfully, employers will support social protection that facilitates the set of skills they need to be competitive in particular international product markets. We show that our argument is consistent with observed clusters of social protection and skill profiles among OECD countries, and that these clusters are associated with very different distributional outcomes and patterns of gender-specific labor market segmentation.
1,222 citations