Unemployment risk-sharing in the EU: How policy design influences citizen support for European unemployment policy

Brian Burgoon, Theresa Kuhn, Francesco Nicoli and Frank Vandenbroucke
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Brian Burgoon: Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Theresa Kuhn: Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Francesco Nicoli: 26656Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Faculty of Economics, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Frank Vandenbroucke: Minister of Social Affairs and Healthcare of the Belgian Government, Brussels, Belgium

European Union Politics, 2022, vol. 23, issue 2, 282-308

Abstract: This article explores public preferences for European unemployment programs explicitly discussed in actual policymaker debate. European policymakers have been considering European-level Unemployment Risk Sharing (EURS) to stabilize member-state economies and provide a safety net for the unemployed. Using a conjoint experiment conducted in 13 European member states, we analyze public support across six crucial policy dimensions of EURS. The findings reveal that (a) overall support for EURS policies is broad and substantial, but sensitive to particular policy mixes; (b) citizen support is conditional on the program being generous and on coverage being limited to countries providing education and training and individual beneficiaries looking for and accepting work; and (c) cross-country variation is modest and most prominent with respect to cross-country redistribution.

Keywords: European economic governance; European unemployment benefit schemes; public opinion; public policy; survey experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/14651165221075251

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