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Vulnerability of Social Institutions
Fall, Falilou; Bloch, Debra; Hoeller, Peter; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
sharing and expenditure smoothing, focusing on pension, health care and unemployment insurance schemes.<P>Vulnérabilité des …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276728
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Work Incentives and Universal Credit: Reform of the Benefit System in the United Kingdom
Pareliussen, Jon Kristian - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Under the Universal Credit reform, the main means-tested benefits except the Council Tax Benefit will be pooled into one single benefit with one single taper rate. The reform will give people better incentives to work, reduce complexity and contribute to reducing poverty. The reform could reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276820
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Labour Market, Welfare Reform and Inequality in the United Kingdom
André, Christophe; Garcia, Clara; Giupponi, Giulia; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Employment has risen by more and unemployment has risen less than expected, given the path of output. Nevertheless, long-term and youth unemployment and involuntary part-time work are high. A polarised labour market risks worsening income inequality, which is high by OECD standards, despite a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276846
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Vulnerability of Social Institutions: Lessons from the Recent Crisis and Historical Episodes
Fall, Falilou; Pisu, Mauro; Pareliussen, Jon Kristian; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
institutions faced similar challenges. Public pay-as-you-go pension systems have generally weathered the crisis well, but private … pension funds were severely affected by the financial crisis. While health care spending drifted up further in the early part … similaires. Les systèmes de retraite publics en répartition ont généralement bien résisté à la crise, mais les fonds de pension …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276881
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The Equity Implications of Fiscal Consolidation
Rawdanowicz, Łukasz; Wurzel, Eckhard; Christensen, Ane … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
In several OECD countries, ongoing fiscal consolidation might have a negative impact on the static income distribution. However, this conclusion should be treated only as an approximate first step in the analysis. A full assessment of distributional effects of consolidation packages would need...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276882
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An Exploration of the Determinants of the Subjective Well-being of Americans During the Great Recession
Sánchez, Aida Caldera; Tassot, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
This paper uses data from the American Life Panel to understand the determinants of well-being in the United States during the Great Recession. It investigates how various dimensions of subjective wellbeing reflected in the OECD Better Life Framework impact subjective well-being. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276888
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Assessing the Efficiency of Welfare Spending in Slovenia with Data Envelopment Analysis
Hribernik, Matevz; Kierzenkowski, Rafal - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
This paper derives estimates of the efficiency of welfare spending in Slovenia and the other OECD countries from data envelopment analysis based on model specifications used in earlier OECD studies. Results suggest that Slovenia ranks about 25th among OECD countries for output efficiency: for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276934
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Reducing Poverty in Estonia Through Activation and Better Targeting
Flèche, Sarah; Radziwill, Artur - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
The crisis revealed the need for a strategic review of the existing social protection system in Estonia. Extreme income fluctuations on one side and low social benefits on the other side exposed fragile groups in the population to a significant poverty risk. The government has recently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276944
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Restructuring Welfare Spending in Slovenia
Kierzenkowski, Rafal - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
across the OECD. Despite recent progress in reforming the pension system, Slovenia continues to face major age …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276959
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Improving Well-Being in the United States
Sánchez, Aida Caldera; Lenain, Patrick; Flèche, Sarah - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Life is quite good in the United States compared to other OECD countries, thanks to strong economic growth and technological progress having lifted average income to high levels. Nonetheless, there is evidence that the benefits from growth have not been sufficiently broad based. Self-reported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276963