Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution

In highly segmented labor markets uneven distributions of risk across worker groups can lead to varying demands for redistribution. We study the impact of economic insecurity, associated with temporary contracts, on individual preferences for income redistribution. The Spanish labor market, where on...

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Autores: Serra Sala, Clàudia, Sorribas, Pilar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Teoria de distribucions (Anàlisi funcional)
Mercat de treball
Contractes de treball
Treball temporal
Theory of distributions (Functional analysis)
Labor market
Labor contract
Temporary employment
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spelling Labor market institutions and preferences for redistributionSerra Sala, ClàudiaSorribas, PilarTeoria de distribucions (Anàlisi funcional)Mercat de treballContractes de treballTreball temporalTheory of distributions (Functional analysis)Labor marketLabor contractTemporary employmentIn highly segmented labor markets uneven distributions of risk across worker groups can lead to varying demands for redistribution. We study the impact of economic insecurity, associated with temporary contracts, on individual preferences for income redistribution. The Spanish labor market, where one-third of workers are employed under temporary contracts, provides a good context for this study. We use data from the European Social Survey from 2002 to 2018 and apply an exact matching methodology to isolate the effect of the contract type from other individual characteristics. Our results reveal that temporary contracts lead to an 11 percent increase in the likelihood of strongly supporting redistribution, irrespective of individuals’ education level or sex. In terms of age, the effect is concentrated among individuals aged 40 and above, indicating an increase in risk perception when this contractual figure is perceived as a dead end. During periods of macroeconomic uncertainty, when insecurity extends beyond the contract type, redistribution preferences of workers with temporary and permanent contracts equalize due to a substantial increase in the preferences of those with an ex-ante more secure labor market position. Our results provide evidence that economic insecurity caused by the design of labor market institutions is a strong determinant of redistribution preferences.Elsevier2026202620252026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion36 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/228361Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102765European Journal of Political Economy, 2025, vol. 90https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102765cc-by (c) Serra Sala, Clàudia; Sorribas, Pilar, 2025http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2283612026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution
spellingShingle Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution
Serra Sala, Clàudia
Teoria de distribucions (Anàlisi funcional)
Mercat de treball
Contractes de treball
Treball temporal
Theory of distributions (Functional analysis)
Labor market
Labor contract
Temporary employment
title_short Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution
title_full Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution
title_fullStr Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution
title_full_unstemmed Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution
title_sort Labor market institutions and preferences for redistribution
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Serra Sala, Clàudia
Sorribas, Pilar
author Serra Sala, Clàudia
author_facet Serra Sala, Clàudia
Sorribas, Pilar
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Teoria de distribucions (Anàlisi funcional)
Mercat de treball
Contractes de treball
Treball temporal
Theory of distributions (Functional analysis)
Labor market
Labor contract
Temporary employment
topic Teoria de distribucions (Anàlisi funcional)
Mercat de treball
Contractes de treball
Treball temporal
Theory of distributions (Functional analysis)
Labor market
Labor contract
Temporary employment
description In highly segmented labor markets uneven distributions of risk across worker groups can lead to varying demands for redistribution. We study the impact of economic insecurity, associated with temporary contracts, on individual preferences for income redistribution. The Spanish labor market, where one-third of workers are employed under temporary contracts, provides a good context for this study. We use data from the European Social Survey from 2002 to 2018 and apply an exact matching methodology to isolate the effect of the contract type from other individual characteristics. Our results reveal that temporary contracts lead to an 11 percent increase in the likelihood of strongly supporting redistribution, irrespective of individuals’ education level or sex. In terms of age, the effect is concentrated among individuals aged 40 and above, indicating an increase in risk perception when this contractual figure is perceived as a dead end. During periods of macroeconomic uncertainty, when insecurity extends beyond the contract type, redistribution preferences of workers with temporary and permanent contracts equalize due to a substantial increase in the preferences of those with an ex-ante more secure labor market position. Our results provide evidence that economic insecurity caused by the design of labor market institutions is a strong determinant of redistribution preferences.
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