Kenworthy / Hicks Method and Substance in Macrocomparative Analysis

2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-59408-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 324 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: ECPR Research Methods

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, and small-N analysis.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kenworthy, L.

Hicks, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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 .