The poverty reduction potential of national social assistance programs in eight Central and Eastern European countries is examined using data from the EU-SILC. Results indicate that social assistance programs are a marginal component of the social protection system throughout the region. They...

In den letzten Jahren ist die Zahl der Menschen, die erzwungenermaßen ihre Heimatländer verlassen mussten, auf das höchste Niveau seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg angestiegen. Millionen Menschen versuchen, dem Morden in Regionen wie Syrien, Afghanistan oder dem Südsudan zu entkommen. Andere leiden...

Governments have always intervened in the economy. This intervention varies in terms of scope. Presently, one of the most important instruments of government intervention in the economy is the provision of state aid. State aid puts its beneficiaries in a privileged position, which increases the...