Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Risk of technological unemployment and support for redistributive policies / S. Sacchi, D. Guarascio, S. Vannutelli - In: The European Social Model under Pressure : Liber Amicorum in Honour of Klaus Armingeon / [a cura di] R. Careja, P. Emmenegger, N. Giger. - [s.l] : Springer, 2020. - ISBN 978-3-658-27043-8. - pp. 277-295
Abstract:
In recent years, economic literature has highlighted the rising employment risks
related to technological change. On the comparative political economy side, exposure to labor
market risks has been investigated as a source of preference for redistribution, but so far,
technological change has not been framed as a distinctive risk. In this chapter, we argue that
occupational risk related to technological change can be a relevant driver for redistribution
preferences, particularly in support of social policies geared at protecting workers from lack of
income. We test our hypothesis on Italy, using data from Round 8 of the European Social
Survey, including unique data on support for minimum income schemes (GMI) alongside
universal basic income (UBI), and a measure of subjective (perceived) risk of technological
unemployment alongside an objective measure based on task substitutability (the Routine Task
Index). Our results show that higher levels of objective exposure to risk of technological
unemployment significantly correlate with support for some income protection measures, GMI
in particular. At the same time, the perceived risk of technological unemployment alone has no
explanatory power. Finally, results highlight the notion of distributive deservingness as relevant
for the popular support of redistributive policies.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Elenco autori:
S. Sacchi, D. Guarascio, S. Vannutelli
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Titolo del libro:
The European Social Model under Pressure : Liber Amicorum in Honour of Klaus Armingeon