Abstract
This study employs a panel data set that combines information obtained from media content analysis, micro-level survey data,
and macroeconomic variables to investigate the impact of media coverage on individual perceptions of job insecurity in Germany.
Estimates indicate that these perceptions increase in years with greater quantity of news reporting. This volume effect is
larger for socio-demographic groups with a generally low incidence of insecurity perceptions (e.g., highly educated and remunerated
employees), which implies that unequally distributed perceptions converge when media coverage is strong. Moreover, the results
suggest that information processing is subject to an optimism bias.
and macroeconomic variables to investigate the impact of media coverage on individual perceptions of job insecurity in Germany.
Estimates indicate that these perceptions increase in years with greater quantity of news reporting. This volume effect is
larger for socio-demographic groups with a generally low incidence of insecurity perceptions (e.g., highly educated and remunerated
employees), which implies that unequally distributed perceptions converge when media coverage is strong. Moreover, the results
suggest that information processing is subject to an optimism bias.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s12122-012-9146-9
- Authors
- Marcel Garz, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 5, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
- Journal Journal of Labor Research
- Online ISSN 1936-4768
- Print ISSN 0195-3613