Social Sciences · Political Science and International Relations
Senior executives at some of the UK's largest listed companies received higher pay after their firms used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, a study finds. The increase was concentrated in chief executives' performance-related pay and did not persist into the following year.
A survey study in seven Latin American countries found that fewer than 10 per cent of respondents supported both the universal and unconditional features of a universal basic income. Support for targeted transfers was more widespread, while people who had received such aid were no more likely to favour universal payments.
A theory article proposes the concept of a “digital citizenship prerequisite” to describe how online public services may make access to social rights depend on people’s digital resources. It argues that this can weaken the welfare state’s universal reach in practice, especially for people with lower incomes, less education, older people and rural residents.
A study of selected Norwegian municipalities found that lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 in 2011 was associated with smaller local-government budget surpluses. The estimated reduction was about NOK 600, or €60, per person, with larger effects in some political settings.
