Social Inequality and Data Sciences: a comparative analysis of the German labour market

Carola Frege
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Carola Frege: London School of Economics and Political Science

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Abstract: This paper explores the status of population data infrastructure with regard to Germany’s ability to address social inequalities in the labour market compared to the UK. I argue that data availability, though not sufficient, is a necessary condition for policy effectiveness, in particular in the area of social inequality. I find evidence that the collection and analysis of population data in Germany with regard to the protected categories, such as gender and ethnic minorities, is frequently insufficient and reveals a deeper, structural problem of German data sciences reflecting an uneasy relationship between scientific knowledge production and the German public discourse and its political class. Possible explanations might be a legacy of ethical and privacy concerns, a longstanding public policy focus on collectivism rather than individual rights, and a preference ofor hermeneutics and qualitative rather than quantitative social sciences.

Date: 2024-02-27
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