Question 1

According to varieties of capitalism, welfare states are… Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inefficient since they are an inadequate institutional response to globalization. 
B)  Efficient since they help to develop comparative institutional advantages. 
C)  Providing an incentive to develop specialized labour skills. 
D)  Providing an incentive to develop 'radical innovation'. 
A)  Inefficient since they are an inadequate institutional response to globalization. 
B)  Efficient since they help to develop comparative institutional advantages. 
C)  Providing an incentive to develop specialized labour skills. 
D)  Providing an incentive to develop 'radical innovation'. B,C

Question 2

What are theoretical explanations of structural unemployment? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  High minimum wages. 
B)  The insider-outsider problem. 
C)  Gender discrimination. 
D)  Globalization. 
A)  High minimum wages. 
B)  The insider-outsider problem. 
C)  Gender discrimination. 
D)  Globalization. A,B

Question 3

What is characteristic for the system of flexicurity? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Generous unemployment compensations. 
B)  Active labour market policies. 
C)  Wage flexibility. 
D)  High level of unemployment protection. 
A)  Generous unemployment compensations. 
B)  Active labour market policies. 
C)  Wage flexibility. 
D)  High level of unemployment protection. A,B,C

Question 4

Policy convergence is explained by… Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  functional necessities. 
B)  policy transfer. 
C)  policy diffusion. 
D)  path dependencies. 
A)  functional necessities. 
B)  policy transfer. 
C)  policy diffusion. 
D)  path dependencies.

Question 5

Which negative effects of the welfare state were discussed after the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative impact on economic growth. 
B)  Structural unemployment. 
C)  Political instability. 
D)  Erosion of social capital. 
A)  Negative impact on economic growth. 
B)  Structural unemployment. 
C)  Political instability. 
D)  Erosion of social capital.

Question 6

What does Okun's thesis suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taxes and transfers within a welfare state harm economic efficiency. 
B)  Welfare states favour the development of structural unemployment (unemployability). 
C)  Welfare states are efficient since they help to develop comparative institutional advantages. 
D)  Welfare states are an investment in social capital. 
A)  Taxes and transfers within a welfare state harm economic efficiency. 
B)  Welfare states favour the development of structural unemployment (unemployability). 
C)  Welfare states are efficient since they help to develop comparative institutional advantages. 
D)  Welfare states are an investment in social capital.

Question 7

What can be said about varieties of capitalism theory? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  The varieties of capitalism theory depict an ideal type of a welfare state. 
B)  Within the varieties of capitalism theory, the welfare state is seen as a functionalist response to capitalism. 
C)  Within the varieties of capitalism theory, the welfare state is seen as the result of political conflicts. 
D)  Within the varieties of capitalism theory, the welfare state is seen as the result of a workers-employers conflict. 
A)  The varieties of capitalism theory depict an ideal type of a welfare state. 
B)  Within the varieties of capitalism theory, the welfare state is seen as a functionalist response to capitalism. 
C)  Within the varieties of capitalism theory, the welfare state is seen as the result of political conflicts. 
D)  Within the varieties of capitalism theory, the welfare state is seen as the result of a workers-employers conflict.

Question 8

Within varieties of capitalism theory, liberal market economies (LME) and coordinated market economies (CME) are distinguished. CMEs are characterized by developing a highly specialized labour force, while LMEs develop more general skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which economic phenomena led to the questioning of traditional Keynesianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inflation 
B)  Stagflation 
C)  Unemployment 
D)  Deflation 
A)  Inflation 
B)  Stagflation 
C)  Unemployment 
D)  Deflation

Question 10

Conservative welfare regimes aim at securing income replacement. Payments are dependent on contribution records. Liberal welfare regimes aim at maintaining the standard of living and payments are granted regardless of employment records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to varieties of capitalism, welfare states are… Please select all that apply.

What are theoretical explanations of structural unemployment? Please select all that apply.

What is characteristic for the system of flexicurity? Please select all that apply.

Policy convergence is explained by… Please select all that apply.

Which negative effects of the welfare state were discussed after the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system? Please select all that apply.

What does Okun's thesis suggest?

What can be said about varieties of capitalism theory? Please select all that apply.

Within varieties of capitalism theory, liberal market economies (LME) and coordinated market economies (CME) are distinguished. CMEs are characterized by developing a highly specialized labour force, while LMEs develop more general skills.

Which economic phenomena led to the questioning of traditional Keynesianism?

Conservative welfare regimes aim at securing income replacement. Payments are dependent on contribution records. Liberal welfare regimes aim at maintaining the standard of living and payments are granted regardless of employment records.

The Relevance of Comparative Politics

Approaches in Comparative Politics

Comparative Research Methods

The Nation-State

Democracies

Authoritarian Regimes

Legislatures

Governments and Bureaucracies

Constitutions, Rights, and Judicial Power

Elections and Referendums

Multilevel Governance

Political Parties

Party Systems

Interest Groups

Regions

Social Movements

Political Culture

Political Participation

Political Communication

Policy-Making

The Welfare State

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Exam 22: The Impact of Public Policies

According to varieties of capitalism, welfare states are… Please select all that apply.

What are theoretical explanations of structural unemployment? Please select all that apply.

What is characteristic for the system of flexicurity? Please select all that apply.

Policy convergence is explained by… Please select all that apply.

Which negative effects of the welfare state were discussed after the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system? Please select all that apply.

What does Okun's thesis suggest?

What can be said about varieties of capitalism theory? Please select all that apply.

Within varieties of capitalism theory, liberal market economies (LME) and coordinated market economies (CME) are distinguished. CMEs are characterized by developing a highly specialized labour force, while LMEs develop more general skills.

Which economic phenomena led to the questioning of traditional Keynesianism?

Conservative welfare regimes aim at securing income replacement. Payments are dependent on contribution records. Liberal welfare regimes aim at maintaining the standard of living and payments are granted regardless of employment records.

The Relevance of Comparative Politics

Approaches in Comparative Politics

Comparative Research Methods

The Nation-State

Democracies

Authoritarian Regimes

Legislatures

Governments and Bureaucracies

Constitutions, Rights, and Judicial Power

Elections and Referendums

Multilevel Governance

Political Parties

Party Systems

Interest Groups

Regions

Social Movements

Political Culture

Political Participation

Political Communication

Policy-Making

The Welfare State

The Eu As a New Political Systempolitics: the Missing Link

Globalization and the Nation-State

From Supporting Democracy to Supporting Autocracy

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