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The Dynamics of Social Assistance Receipt: Measurement and Modelling Issues, with an Application to Britain

Cappellari, Lorenzo; Jenkins, Stephen P. - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2008

We model the dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain using data from the British Household Panel Survey, waves 1–15. First, we discuss definitions of social assistance benefit receipt, and present information about the trends between 1991 and 2005 in the receipt of social...

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Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'?: Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries

Immervoll, Herwig; Jenkins, Stephen P.; Königs, Sebastian - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2015

Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors sup-porting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit re-ceipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA...

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Trends and Determinants of Fertility Rates: The Role of Policies

D'Addio, Anna Christina; d'Ercole, Marco Mira - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2005

This report tries to explain observed changes in fertility rates across OECD countries, with an emphasis on socio-economic considerations. It aims to extend the understanding of fertility-related behaviours in different ways: first, by explaining recent developments in fertility rates and their...

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Investment Risk and Pensions: Impact on Individual Retirement Incomes and Government Budgets

Whitehouse, Edward R.; D'Addio, Anna Christina; Reilly, … - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2009

’ retirement incomes and government budgets. The key finding is that public pensions, old-age safety net benefits and the tax … poor. Analysis of net pensions shows how taxes can also act to offset the effect of investment risk on living standards in …-contribution plan. Higher returns mean more tax revenues. This effect is particularly large where the tax burden on pensions in payment …

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Should Pension Systems Recognise "Hazardous and Arduous Work"?

Zaidi, Asghar; Whitehouse, Edward R. - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2009

Special pensions for workers in hazardous or arduous jobs have long been a feature of the pension landscape and …, recently, they are the subject of a great deal of debate in the pension arenas of many OECD countries. Such pensions are …

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Boosting social entrepreneurship and social enterprise development in the Netherlands : in-depth policy review

OECD; Europäische Kommission - 2019

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Dutch policy ecosystem in place for social entrepreneurship and social enterprises. It identifies the country’s key strengths and challenges and provides policy recommendations to support the development of a stronger policy ecosystem for social...

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Supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education in the Netherlands

OECD; Europäische Kommission - 2018

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