High-Skill Jobs and Favoritism: A Mixed-Method Analysis

Turkhan Sadigov ()
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Turkhan Sadigov: University of Edinburgh

Public Organization Review, 2025, vol. 25, issue 3, No 33, 1499-1523

Abstract: Abstract Academic literature links favoritism to economic inefficiency and political fragmentation. Despite the scale of the problem, there are no large-N studies examining the effect of high-skill labor on favoritism. Addressing this gap, the article combines random-effects panel data analysis with a qualitative case-study comparison of Estonia and Croatia. It argues that the type of labor dominant in an economy significantly influences perceived favoritism. In a high-skill economy, employers face greater constraints in their ability to extend job favors to cronies. The findings suggest that economic sectors with varying levels of job complexity require tailored anti-favoritism regulations.

Keywords: Nepotism; cronyism; Perceived favoritism; Corruption; High-skill jobs; Anti-nepotist regulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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