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The ratification of ILO Conventions and the provision of unemployment benefits: An empirical analysis
Author(s) -
Kim Wonik
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international social security review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1468-246X
pISSN - 0020-871X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-246x.2009.01353.x
Subject(s) - ratification , unemployment , economics , globalization , democracy , government (linguistics) , development economics , political science , public economics , labour economics , economic growth , politics , law , market economy , linguistics , philosophy
This article tests the relationship between the ratification of International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions and the provision of unemployment benefits. Statistical tests focus on two related issues: why countries ratify ILO Conventions on unemployment benefits, and whether ratification influences government spending on unemployment benefits. The main findings are that democracy, region, income, and globalization are the main factors influencing why countries ratify ILO Conventions on unemployment benefits. In turn, the ratification of ILO Conventions is systematically associated with higher spending if countries have ratified more than two Conventions.