Social Models in the Enlarged European Union: Policy Dimensions and Country Classification

Michael Knogler and Fidelis Lankes ()
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Fidelis Lankes: University of Applied Sciences – Munich, Am Stadtpark 20, 81243 München, Germany.

Comparative Economic Studies, 2012, vol. 54, issue 1, 149-172

Abstract: This paper aims to contribute to the literature on social models by exploring characteristics of social policies and their classification in the enlarged European Union. The analysis is based on a set of social policy indicators with a focus on labour markets. By means of Principal Components Analysis we identify four major dimensions of social policies to reflect the main tasks including a productivity-enhancing role. The dimensions are used as a basis for clustering countries into five different groups, that is, social models, which significantly differ from the commonly proposed regional classification of social models across Europe prior to enlargement.

Date: 2012
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