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Abstract
Over the past 15 years, international research has increasingly examined the relationship between group-specific labor market vulnerabilities and
attitudes toward social policy. As part of a research project co-funded by the Anniversary Fund of the Austrian National Bank,
Marcel Fink, Peter Grand, Guido Tiemann, and Gerlinde Titelbach analyze this relationship for Austria and present selected findings.
Their analysis of the development labor market risks across occupational social classes shows that, despite cyclical fluctuations, strong structural patterns
have persisted over the last 15 years. Second, group-specific labor market vulnerabilities have become an increasingly important predictor of attitudes toward social policy. However, this applies mainly to “general” social risks and measures—such as overall
redistribution, aging, and health—and less to group-specific risks and policies, such as unemployment or access to social benefits for migrants.
Speaker
Marcel Fink, Gerlinde Titelbach, and Guido Tiemann are Senior Researchers in the IHS research group
Social Cohesion and Polarization, while Peter Grand is a Senior Researcher in the
Competence Center Survey Research. They are presenting a project co-funded by the Austrian National Bank Anniversary Fund.
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