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Replication data for: Trade Openness, Job Sectors, and Social Policy Preferences: Evidence from China

Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)

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Title Replication data for: Trade Openness, Job Sectors, and Social Policy Preferences: Evidence from China
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/I8SPKO
 
Creator Zheng, Li
Zhu, Ling
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description How does trade openness affect individuals' social policy preferences in emerging markets? Drawing upon the theories of economic openness, risk, and social policy preference, we examine how trade openness and job sectors jointly shape preferences on social protection in China, the largest emerging market. Using the World Value Survey (WVS) Wave VI and archival macroeconomic indicators in 2012, we find that trade openness is associated with higher demands for government responsibility in social protection. We also find, compared with public-sector employees, private-sector employees exhibit lower levels of support to the role of government in social protection. The public-private divide in policy preferences, nevertheless, diminishes in regions with high levels of trade openness. This research provides new evidence to the risk-model of social policy preferences in the Chinese context. It also highlights the importance of considering the significant differences between public and private sector employees in their social policy preferences.
 
Subject Social Sciences
trade openness, job sectors, social policy preferences, China
 
Contributor Zheng, Li