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Poverty and the Welfare State in Inter-war London

Bailey, Roy E; Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

In this paper we re-examine poverty among working class households in inter-war London using the newly computerized records from the New Survey of London Life and Labour (NSLLL), a survey of living standards in London undertaken in 1929–31. First, we examine how the use of different poverty...

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Inequality and the Political Economy of Eurosclerosis

Krugman, Paul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

Before the early 1970s generous welfare states seemed to be consistent with high employment. Since then, there has been growing concern over disincentive effects of social insurance. This paper suggests that the problem may have arisen in part because European nations were in effect trying to...

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European Integration and the Future of the Welfare State

Sinn, Hans-Werner - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

This paper argues that increased factor mobility incurs the risk of dismantling the welfare state, even though this state may have useful allocative functions. It will be difficult to finance the welfare state with taxes on capital and it may be necessary to subsidize this factor in the sense...

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What is the Domain of the Welfare State?

Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

The paper examines the appropriate domain of the Welfare State by exploring the areas in which free enterprise fails to provide adequate welfare state services. The paper outlines a simple coherent strategy for formulating government welfare state policy by identifying the relevant market...

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Individual Attitudes Towards Immigrants: Welfare-State Determinants Across Countries

Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

This paper analyzes welfare-state determinants of individual attitudes towards immigrants - within and across countries - and their interaction with labor-market drivers of preferences. We consider two different mechanisms through which a redistributive welfare system might adjust as a result of...

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EU Enlargement, Migration and Lessons from German Unification

Sinn, Hans-Werner - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

The paper studies the role of international implications after EU enlargement. Based on a formal model with migration costs for both capital and labor, it predicts a two-sided migration from the new to the old EU countries which is later reversed. As the migration pattern chosen by market forces...

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Intergenerational Transfers and Public Expenditure on the Elderly in Modern Britain

Falkingham, J C; Johnson, Paul A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988

Recent research in the United States and New Zealand has suggested that over the last two decades the age profile of well-being has shifted against children and in favor of the elderly population. This shift has occurred because welfare systems have become increasingly generous towards older...

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Economic Growth and the Swedish Model

Henrekson, Magnus; Jonung, Lars; Stymne, Joakim - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

We examine the growth performance of Sweden in the post-World War II period, focusing on explaining the relative … decline of economic growth in Sweden since the early 1970's. The hypothesis that the relative decline is a consequence of … suggests that the incentive structure created by `the Swedish model' made Sweden less successful in adapting to the shocks of …

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Are Intellectual Property Rights Unfair?

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledge-intensive activities and depends positively on intellectual property, a social planner which cares about income distribution may in principle want to use a reduction in Intellectual Property Rights...

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Crossing the Rio Grande: Migrations, Business Cycles and the Welfare State

Canova, Fabio; Ravn, Morten O - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

This paper studies the macroeconomic effects of an inflow of low-skilled workers into an economy where there is capital accumulation, endogenous labour supply and heterogeneous workers. We find substantial dynamic effects, with adjustments that resemble those triggered by a sudden disruption of...

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