Social Ties and the Influence of Public Policies on Individual Opinions: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage Laws
| Autor: | Eva Moreno Galbis, Jeremy Tanguy, Sylvie Blasco |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux (GAINS), Le Mans Université (UM), Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Aix-Marseille Sciences Economiques (AMSE), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Institut de Recherche en Gestion et en Economie (IREGE), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry]), Institut Universitaire de France, Panorisk and the Institute of Risk and Insurance of Le Mans University, ANR-17-EURE-0020,AMSE (EUR),Aix-Marseille School of Economics(2017), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Economics and Econometrics JEL: K - Law and Economics/K.K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law/K.K3.K36 - Family and Personal Law 05 social sciences JEL: Z - Other Special Topics/Z.Z1 - Cultural Economics • Economic Sociology • Economic Anthropology Public policy Criminology 16. Peace & justice [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance JEL: J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J1 - Demographic Economics/J.J1.J12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse Interpersonal ties JEL: J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J1 - Demographic Economics/J.J1.J18 - Public Policy Political science 0502 economics and business Same sex 050207 economics Law 050205 econometrics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022, 38 (1), pp.196-271. ⟨10.1093/jleo/ewab001⟩ Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2022, 38 (1), pp.196-271. ⟨10.1093/jleo/ewab001⟩ |
| ISSN: | 8756-6222 1465-7341 |
| Popis: | This paper evaluates if same-sex marriage (SSM) laws, approved in several European Union countries over the past decades, have contributed to favor gay-friendly opinions among people depending on their social interactions. We propose a dyadic model in which individuals learn about the social norm conveyed by a law through strong and weak ties. We show that the relative importance of these social ties in shaping individuals’ opinions depends on the alignment between the law and the local social norm. Using the 2002–2016 European Social Surveys, we test the theoretical predictions with a pseudo-panel dynamic difference-in-difference setting relying on the progressive adoption of SSM in European countries. We show that strong ties induce a lower increase in gay-friendly opinions following the adoption of SSM when the law is aligned with the local social norm. When the law clashes with this norm, strong ties induce a larger increase. (JEL J12, J18, K36, Z1). |
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