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Soziale Gerechtigkeit durch Leistung und Gegenleistung: Workfare im Niedriglohnbereich
Peichl, Andreas; Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Ökonomische Effizienz und soziale Gerechtigkeit stehen nicht im Widerspruch zueinander. Workfare ist sozial gerecht. Durch das Prinzip von Leistung und Gegenleistung wird dafür gesorgt, dass sich die Inanspruchnahme von Leistungen der Grundsicherung auf diejenigen beschränkt, die tatsächlich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784559
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Social Protection beyond the Bottom Billion
Murphy, Susan; Walsh, Patrick Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
dependency, identifiable by region and demographic. Using a flow analysis (inflow and outflow) of poverty, rather than a stock … analysis, we explain why poverty is more appropriately understood as a dynamic, with the majority of people flowing in and out … of poverty for short durations. Distinguishing between structural and transitory poverty gives rise to a focus on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886148
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Equity and Equality
Duclos, Jean-Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Is horizontal equity (HE) the "most widely accepted principle of equity"? Or does it stand in "opposition to the advancement of human welfare"? This paper argues that the case for the HE principle is not as straightforward as is usually thought and that it requires advanced notions of justice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566806
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Urbanization, Natural Amenities, and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from U.S. Counties
Winters, John V.; Li, Yu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper examines the effects of county-level urbanization and natural amenities on subjective well-being (SWB) in the U.S. SWB is measured using individual-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which asks respondents to rate their overall life satisfaction....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011264781
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Wages, Rents and Heterogeneous Moving Costs
Krupka, Douglas James; Donaldson, Kwame - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The model of compensating differentials in regional labor markets was developed by Roback (1982). The model interprets regional differences in constant quality wages and rents as compensating firms and residents for inter-regional differences in amenities. The model assumes that the costs of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233845
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The New Stylized Facts about Income and Subjective Well-Being
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635588
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Climate Amenities, Climate Change, and American Quality of Life
Albouy, David; Graf, Walter; Kellogg, Ryan; Wolff, Hendrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We present a hedonic framework to estimate U.S. households' preferences over local climates, using detailed weather and 2000 Census data. We find that Americans favor an average daily temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit, will pay more on the margin to avoid excess heat than cold, and are not...
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Modern Economic Growth and Quality of Life: Cross Sectional and Time Series Evidence
Easterlin, Richard A.; Angelescu, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
To what extent are improvements in quality of life (material living levels, health, education, political and civil rights, happiness, and the like) associated with economic growth? International comparisons of quality of life (QoL) conditions almost always point to a strong positive association...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703354
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Compensating Differentials in Emerging Labor and Housing Markets: Estimates of Quality of Life in Russian Cities
Berger, Mark C.; Blomquist, Glenn C.; Peter, Klara … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The existence of compensating differentials in Russian labor and housing markets is examined using data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) augmented by city and regional-specific characteristics from other sources. While Russia is undergoing transition to a market economy, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763711
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Do Non-Economic Quality of Life Factors Drive Immigration?
Lewer, Joshua J.; Pacheco, Gail; Rossouw, Stephanié - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper contributes to the immigration literature by generating two unique non-economic quality of life (QOL) indices and testing their role on recent migration patterns. Applying the generated quality of life indices in conjunction with other independent welfare measures to an extended...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005103279