Search Results - subject:"Income Support Programs"

Volunteering, Income Support Programs and Disabled Persons

Campolieti, Michele; Gomez, Rafael; Gunderson, Morley - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009

volunteering behaviour. Our principal focus is on the effects of various income support programs on disabled personâ …€™s participation in volunteer activities. We find that certain income support programs (e.g., workersâ€™ compensation) are associated … propensity to volunteer. The reason is that not all income support programs are identical with respect to their implications for …

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Australia; 2004 Article IV Consultationâ€”Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

Australiaâ€™s 2004 Article IV Consultation reports that economic growth has rebounded, underpinned by continued buoyancy of domestic demand, an improvement in the external environment, and a gradual recovery from the drought. The main risk to the outlook relates to overheating in the...

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Australia; 2003 Article IV Consultationâ€”Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

Australia's economy has continued to perform remarkably well, despite encountering major adverse shocks. Fiscal policy, with an objective of maintaining a balanced budget, will help support the economy. Maintaining a sound and stable macroeconomic environment is essential. Reforms of the...

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Family Structure, Childbearing, and Parental Employment: Implications for the Level and Trend in Poverty.

Cancian, Marla; Reed, Deborah - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009

Poverty declined significantly in the decade after the War on Poverty, yet the official poverty rate has never fallen below its 1973 level and remains higher than the rates in many other advanced economies. The authors document how economic, social, demographic, and public policy changes since...

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What Works in Work-First Welfare: Designing and Managing Employment Programs in New York City

Feldman, Andrew R. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

This book is a case study of how New York City's welfare-to-work programs were managed and implemented in the mid 2000s. Feldman also analyzes the unique characteristics that differentiate it from other programs in place across the country.

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