The social and economic preferences of a tech-savvy generation

Dragomirescu-Gaina, Catalin and Freitas, Maria (2017): The social and economic preferences of a tech-savvy generation.

Abstract

We empirically characterise Millennials’ policy preferences with respect welfare provision across nine EU member states. Our main findings indicate two different tendencies driving a split in young people’s policy preferences over different policy objectives. The first tendency depends on the local economic context, calling for more redistributive policies and a more supportive role of the state when job opportunities are limited. The second tendency, which is unrelated to economic factors, drives Millennials’ positive attitudes towards the future and calls for policies that relate more to the idea of better risk-sharing and equal opportunities within the society.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Millennials; redistribution; risk-sharing; welfare policies
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D60 - General; D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D70 - General; H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods > H41 - Public Goods; H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H50 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I30 - General

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