Bounded communities of solidarity: union membership and support for redistribution

AMCIS Lunch seminar with Jonas Pontusson, Université de Genève

Lecture

Jonas Pontusson (Université de Genève) argues that the literature on individual preferences for redistribution ought to pay more attention to social networks and intermediary organizations. Using European Social Survey data, he demonstrates that union members are more supportive of redistribution than non-members and that this is not simply due to self-selection.

The union effect rises with income and age. Among high-income survey respondents, the union effect increases with the inclusion of low-income workers in unions.

Registration

Please register for this event: amcis@uva.nl