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We analyse self-reported measures of satisfaction with life in a transition country, Kyrgyzstan, using 1993 household survey data. We test whether higher levels of satisfaction are associated with greater economic well-being. This hypothesis is strongly supported by the data. Unhappiness is...
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provides a more comprehensive coverage of poverty indice. By establishing the relationship between welfare and poverty …
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welfare; 2) Growing GDP is pointless since most people don’t benefit; 3) Raising GDP per capita is pointless as it doesn …
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The paper analyses the performance of unemployment benefit systems in a search-theoretic framework. The criteria of evaluation comprise the alleviation of poverty and the reduction in income inequality, whilst the diversity of opinions about these is taken into account. Also, the trade-off...
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need for, "modernisation," of the EU welfare states. This user-led, consumer oriented approach highlights the need to … understand the effects of the choice and competition policies in public service. In conventional welfare economic the focus lies … discusses choice policies in European countries and uses the case of choice in health care in the UK is to assess the welfare …
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This paper characterizes welfare in a small open economy and derives the corresponding optimal monetary policy rule. It … gap and real exchange rate. In contrast to previous works, this paper demonstrates that welfare in a small open economy …
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According to standard theory founded on Harsanyi (1953, 1955) a social welfare function can be appropriately based on …
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This paper analyses the shifting balance between public sector and private sector welfare provision in the United … used to classify welfare activities according to who funds them, who provides them, and who decides on the provider and …/or amount of service. It is found that shifts in the composition of welfare activity have been relatively small and gradual …
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Since a speech by the Prime Minister in January 2013 , the Conservative party has been committed to holding a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU) in 2017. So this is a good moment to consider what would be the likely economic effects on the UK from such a move...
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