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Interplays Between Welfare Regimes Typology and Academic Research Systems in OECD Countries

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Academic research systems (ARS) play a fundamental role in post-industrial societies. Using the lenses of comparative political-economy, this article (1) explores correspondence between 16 OECD countries and 12 ARS indicators, and (2) examines the extent to which Esping-Andersen’s welfare regime typology explains this correspondence. The non-parametric correspondence analysis is stable and 67.4% of the variance is explained by three dimensions: Academic Centrality, Research Workforce and Responsiveness to Market Forces. The first and most important dimension distinguishes social-democratic from liberal regimes. Findings point to interplays between welfare mix, productivism and the socialization of risks and ARS' centrality and responsiveness.

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    Olivier Bégin-Caouette

  2. Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Stensberggata 29, Oslo, SG402, Norway

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  3. Institute of Higher Education, Xiamen University, No. 422, Siming South Road, Xiamen, China

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Bégin-Caouette, O., Askvik, T. & Cui, B. Interplays Between Welfare Regimes Typology and Academic Research Systems in OECD Countries. High Educ Policy 29, 287–313 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1057/hep.2015.25

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