Does mass immigration and increasing ethnic diversity challenge the legitimacy of universal welfare state? Assuming that basic income can be seen as a radical extension state, we pursue this question by investigating whether popular reactions towards proposal are susceptible to persuasion invokes attitudes immigration. The study is based on survey data covering representative sample Norwegian electorate. We find comfortable majority express sympathy with idea income, structure initial...

Abstract Many countries, including Norway, are implementing policies to delay retirement and encourage older workers remain in the labour market. Improving psychosocial working conditions may motivate continue working. While research has linked characteristics intentions work exit, there is a knowledge gap regarding gender socioeconomic differences these influences. This study investigates impact of on employment exit among workers, examining variations by educational attainment. Data were...

Recent research on the legitimacy of welfare state has pointed to a potential negative impact immigration. While much this been concerned with possible weakening general support for economic redistribution, article analyses popular introduction two-tier (dualist) system, and focuses interplay between public opinion party competition. It uses survey data from Denmark Norway: two similar states where elite politics migration dualism markedly different over last decade. finds that level...

In this article, we use an advanced microsimulation model to study the distributional effects of reformed Norwegian pension system with a particular focus on gender equality. The is based notional defined contribution (NDC)-formula fixed contribution/accrual rates over active life-phase and accumulated wealth being transformed into annuity upon retirement. A number redistributive components are built system: unisex divisor, ceiling annual earnings, generous child credits, possibility for...

Refugee and labour immigration have placed the issue of immigrants’ access to welfare benefits high on political agenda. This article explores how voter preferences for increases in child benefit change when respondents are reminded about benefits. The survey experiment shows that information newly arrived has only a small impact support increasing allowance. By contrast, migrants’ children living another European Union country strong impact, observed sensitivity this cue is not same extent...

Although concerns for inequality are at the heart of sociological tradition, few sociologists have taken a serious interest in normative and methodological issues involved choice between different measures inequality. It is argued this article that widely used but also criticized Gini index can be seen to incorporate particularly conception The has features alien mainstream welfare economics, perfectly sensible if understood more sociologically as arising from state relative deprivation....

Economic competition theory predicts that anti-immigration sentiments will increase in periods with high unem-ployment, particular among low-skilled workers. Using five rounds of cross-sectional data from the European Social Survey and utilising rise unemployment many countries due to financial crisis, this article provides a more effective empirical test interest-based theories than previous studies. It employs hierarchical, two-stage regression techniques estimate relationship between...

The aim of this article is to investigate the changing balance between public and private components in income packages old age pensioners a selection nine OECD countries. Four waves data from Luxembourg Income Study databank are used analyse variation across countries time public/private mix retirement income. seeks address two main questions: (a) Is there general trend towards stronger reliance on provision and, perhaps, convergence components? (b) evidence tendency for...

Studies have revealed that relative poverty is associated with ill health, but the interpretations of this correlation vary. This article asks whether among Norwegian adolescents causally related to poor subjective i.e., self-reported somatic and mental symptoms. Data consist interview responses from a sample (N = 510) their parents, combined register data on family's economic situation. Relatively had significantly worse health than non-poor adolescents. also experienced many other social...

Around 1990, trade unions in both Norway and Denmark moved away from their previous hostile stance, started actively to promote occupational pensions. Over time, full coverage of pensions was achieved countries, yet with different scopes, degrees risk-sharing modes governance. Why did countries go through similar institutional changes, why were the outcomes still so different? The roads different: In Denmark, this wage bargaining; Norway, mandating. developed far more collectivistic schemes...

It is commonly assumed that popular support for national pension systems depends on widespread satisfaction with projected benefit levels among the working age population, and in particular public system will be jeopardised if taxpayers do not feel confident about eventually receiving promised benefits. On basis of Norwegian survey data, two sets questions are addressed article: (1) Is there a lack confidence National Insurance scheme? (2) an association between people's political attitudes...

This article aims to investigate the persuasive power of immigration on people's attitudes towards a universal basic income (UBI). We use survey experiment in which respondents, after being asked about their immediate reaction idea introducing an unconditional income, are confronted with counterargument referring immigration. The was undertaken November 2021 as part Norwegian Citizen Panel, representative research-purpose internet panel, and replicates similar carried out among voters 2003....