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Generous to Workers ≠ Generous to All: Implications of European Unemployment Benefit Systems for the Social Protection of Immigrants
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Abstract Record-high levels of international migration both toward and across Europe have recently given rise to a new body of research on the social protection of immigrants. A recurring argument in this literature maintains that migrants are generally more likely to gain access to social benefits in genero... view more
Record-high levels of international migration both toward and across Europe have recently given rise to a new body of research on the social protection of immigrants. A recurring argument in this literature maintains that migrants are generally more likely to gain access to social benefits in generous welfare states. The article offers a critical review of this hypothesis with a focus on unemployment benefit provision. The tides of European welfare politics have produced a set of systems in the past which are today highly stratified on the basis of employment. This mechanism generates a considerable benefit gap in reference to migration, especially for those who arrived to their country of residency only recently. Empirical analyses with micro-level data for 14 Western European countries provide supporting evidence for this argument. The findings indicate a negative relationship between generosity and social protection which has not been accounted for in previous research.... view less
Keywords
EU; welfare state; political economy; unemployment compensation; social benefits; migration; European Policy; unemployment
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Social Security
European Politics
Free Keywords
EU-SILC 2004-2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1629-1652
Journal
Comparative political studies, 54 (2021) 9
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414021997160
ISSN
1552-3829
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed