Divisive jobs: three facets of risk, precarity, and redistribution

Pahontu, Raluca L. (2022) Divisive jobs: three facets of risk, precarity, and redistribution. Political Science Research and Methods, 10 (3). 507 - 523. ISSN 2049-8470

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Abstract

A central challenge in understanding public opinion shifts is identifying whose opinions change. Political economists try to uncover this by exploring voters' economic vulnerability, particularly the relationship between labor-market risk and redistribution preferences. Predominantly, however, such work imputes risk from occupational or sectoral characteristics. Due to within-occupational inequality in exposure to risk, considerable variation remains unexplored. I propose an individual-level, dynamic account of risk inferred from job tenure, contract type, and expectations of job security. These aspects, importantly, account for individual variation in risk and the possibility that one's experience of risk may change across time. The results indicate the usefulness of this approach to risk in understanding changes in social spending preferences.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/political-...
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2021 10:57
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 02:37
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111593

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