European Integration and External Constraints On Social Policy
Is a Social Charter Necessary?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23171925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Ermisch (0000-0002-3633-5246, University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 136 |
| Pages | 93-118 |
| Publication date | 1991-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | National Institute Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-9501 • E-ISSN: 1741-3036 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002795019113600109 |
| OpenAlex | W2153544551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article examines the conditions under which social policy would be constrained by European economic integration and assesses whether a Social Charter is needed. It provides a framework for interpreting the ‘principle of subsidiarity’, examines the potential for a direct effect of social benefits on the movement of people within the EC, investigates the impact of the taxes used to finance social policy on the location of businesses and people and the incidence of these taxes. As the degree of labour mobility in response to differences in real wages between EC countries is demonstrated to be crucial in deciding whether a Social Charter is necessary, a substantial part of the paper examines the evidence on the responsiveness of labour mobility, and it suggests little need for a Social Charter.
Charter · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · European union · Market economy · Political science · Public economics · Social mobility · Social policy · Subsidiarity · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Taxation and Legal Issues
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The Tendency towards Factor Price Equalization among OECD Countries
Household migration
The effect of welfare and wage levels on the location decisions of female-headed households
On the Theory of Tax Incidence
The Incidence of the Corporation Income Tax
Taxation, Substitution, and Industrial Location
International Trade and the Equalisation of Factor Prices
Unemployment and the Inter-Regional Mobility of Labour
International Factor-Price Equalisation Once Again
International Movements of Labour under Conditions of Economic Integration
Testing Factor Price Equalization in the EEC
International Labour Migration within a Common Market
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 1999 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |