Auer, Daniel; Slotwinski, Michaela; Ahrens, Achim; … - 2024
coincide with cantons’ autonomy in setting social assistance rates. Linking time-varying cantonal benefit rates between 2009 … and 2016 to individual-level administrative data, we find that higher social assistance reduces criminal charges … participation, our results suggest social assistance can be a cost-effective measure to improve refugee welfare and enhance public …