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Gendered costs of austerity: The effects of welfare regime and government policies on employment across the OECD, 2000–13
Author(s) -
KUSHI Sidita,
McMANUS Ian P.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international labour review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1564-913X
pISSN - 0020-7780
DOI - 10.1111/ilr.12121
Subject(s) - austerity , unemployment , economics , recession , welfare , government (linguistics) , panel data , estimation , welfare state , labour economics , public policy , government expenditure , affect (linguistics) , point (geometry) , public sector , social welfare , public economics , macroeconomics , economic growth , public finance , political science , economy , econometrics , market economy , linguistics , philosophy , management , politics , law , geometry , mathematics
Abstract This article proposes a thorough analysis of the gendered impact of government policies applied during the Great Recession on unemployment across 28 OECD countries following an empirical estimation using random effects modelling with data from 2000 to 2013 to test the influence of welfare systems. Results point to a significant effect of welfare regime even beyond the crisis, primarily through social expenditure levels and public sector employment dynamics, which mainly affect women. The detailed policy analysis highlights the need to look for alternatives to austerity policies, and the authors conclude with some suggestions in that regard.