Macrocomparative researchers use a variety of methodological approaches. This book features analyses of a single substantive topic, comparative employment performance in affluent countries, using three of the most common macrocomparative techniques: pooled cross-section time-series regression, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), and small-N analysis. The chapters assess the strengths and weaknesses of these three approaches. They also examine important questions of causal inference, such as selection bias. Contributors include prominent methodologists and comparative researchers from political science and sociology.
Method and Substance in Macrocomparative Analysis; L.Kenworthy & A.Hicks
Introduction; L.Kenworthy & A.Hicks
Statistical Narratives and the Properties of Macro-Level Variables: Labor Market Institutions and Employment Performance in Macrocomparative Research; B.Kittel
Comparative Employment Performance: A Fuzzy-Set Analysis; J.Epstein, D.Duerr, L.Kenworthy & C.Ragin
Do Family Policies Shape Women's Employment? A Comparative Historical Analysis of France and the Netherlands; J.Misra & L.Jude
The Welfare State, Family Policies, and Women's Labor Force Participation: Combining Fuzzy-Set and Statistical Methods to Access Causal Relations and Estimate Causal Effects; S.R.Eliason, R.Stryker & E.Tranby
Family Policies and Women's Employment: A Regression Analysis; A.Hicks & L.Kenworthy
Part-Time Work and the Legacy of Breadwinner Welfare States: A Panel Study of Women's Employment Patterns in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, 1992-2002; J.Visser & M.Yerkes
Comparative Regime Analysis: Early Exit from Work in Europe, Japan, and the United States; B.Ebbinghaus
Identifying the Causal Effect of Political Regimes on Employment; A.Przeworski
LANE KENWORTHY is Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona, USA. He studies the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, mobility, employment, economic growth, and social policy in affluent countries. His books include Jobs with Equality (2008), Egalitarian Capitalism (2004), and In Search of National Economic Success (1995).
ALEXANDER HICKS is Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Emory University, USA. Author or co-editor of books including Social Democracy and Welfare Capitalism and first author of papers in leading sociology and political science journals, he twice served as editorial board member for the American Sociological Review and was inaugural co-editor of the Socio-Economic Review.
Description
Macrocomparative researchers use a variety of methodological approaches. This book features analyses of a single substantive topic, comparative employment performance in affluent countries, using three of the most common macrocomparative techniques: pooled cross-section time-series regression, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), and small-N analysis. The chapters assess the strengths and weaknesses of these three approaches. They also examine important questions of causal inference, such as selection bias. Contributors include prominent methodologists and comparative researchers from political science and sociology.
Contents
Method and Substance in Macrocomparative Analysis; L.Kenworthy & A.Hicks
Introduction; L.Kenworthy & A.Hicks
Statistical Narratives and the Properties of Macro-Level Variables: Labor Market Institutions and Employment Performance in Macrocomparative Research; B.Kittel
Comparative Employment Performance: A Fuzzy-Set Analysis; J.Epstein, D.Duerr, L.Kenworthy & C.Ragin
Do Family Policies Shape Women's Employment? A Comparative Historical Analysis of France and the Netherlands; J.Misra & L.Jude
The Welfare State, Family Policies, and Women's Labor Force Participation: Combining Fuzzy-Set and Statistical Methods to Access Causal Relations and Estimate Causal Effects; S.R.Eliason, R.Stryker & E.Tranby
Family Policies and Women's Employment: A Regression Analysis; A.Hicks & L.Kenworthy
Part-Time Work and the Legacy of Breadwinner Welfare States: A Panel Study of Women's Employment Patterns in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, 1992-2002; J.Visser & M.Yerkes
Comparative Regime Analysis: Early Exit from Work in Europe, Japan, and the United States; B.Ebbinghaus
Identifying the Causal Effect of Political Regimes on Employment; A.Przeworski
Authors
LANE KENWORTHY is Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona, USA. He studies the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, mobility, employment, economic growth, and social policy in affluent countries. His books include Jobs with Equality (2008), Egalitarian Capitalism (2004), and In Search of National Economic Success (1995).
ALEXANDER HICKS is Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Emory University, USA. Author or co-editor of books including Social Democracy and Welfare Capitalism and first author of papers in leading sociology and political science journals, he twice served as editorial board member for the American Sociological Review and was inaugural co-editor of the Socio-Economic Review.
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