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Does European-style welfare generosity discourage single mother employmnet?

Destro, Lane; Brady, David - 2010

Although many have expressed concern over whether generous welfare policies discourage the employment of single mothers … employment. Using the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), we conduct a cross-national, multi-level analysis of the effects of social … policy generosity on single mother employment in 17 affluent democracies. We find high rates of single mother employment …

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Disentangling income inequality and the redistributive effect of taxes and transfers in 20 LIS countries over time

Caminada, Koen; Goudswaard, Kees; Wang, Chen - 2012

In most OECD countries the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past decades. This paper analyzes whether and to what extent taxes and social transfers have contributed to this trend. Has the redistributive power of different social programs changed over time? The paper contributes to...

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Government programs and social outcomes: The United States in comparative perspective

Smeeding, Timothy M. - 2005

While all nations value low poverty, high levels of economic self-reliance, and equality of opportunity for younger persons, they differ dramatically in the extent to which they reach these goals. Most nations have remarkable similarities in the sources of social concern within each nation -...

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Which Policy to Which Family? The Answers to New Social Risks in Three Welfare Systems

Feletto, Marta - 1999

Radical employment, household structure and stability transformations have created new tensions on the welfare state …, due to decisive factors as well-functioning, full-employment labor markets and stable and fertile families. Since 1970s …

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What is the Best Mix of Policies for Canada's Children?: An International Comparison of Policies and Outcomes for Young Children

Phipps, Shelley - 1999

house, whose parents may or may not find paid employment. The characteristics of the unemployment insurance program will be …

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Transfers matter most: How changes in transfer systems of Canada and the United States explain the divergence in household poverty levels from 1974-1994

Zuberi, Dan - 2001

Three decades ago, Canada and the United States shared almost identical relative poverty and inequality levels. Yet despite experiencing similar macro-level social and economic transformations from 1974 to 1994 , the two nations have experienced diametrically opposite trends in relative...

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Trends of Poverty and Income Inequality in Cross-National Comparison

Ritakallio, Veli-Matti - 2001

Central Europe, 10% in Canada, 12.5% in the UK, and as high as 17.5% in the USA. All the countries included in the analysis … the income inequality for disposable incomes has practically not increased at all. Canada shows a parallel trend. The USA …

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The State and Poverty Alleviation in Advanced Capitalist Democracies

Moller, Stephanie; Bradley, David; Huber, Evelyne; … - 2001

We analyze the impact of the state on the incidence of poverty in the working-age population of 14 advanced capitalist democracies between 1970 and 1997 using an unbalanced panel design. We utilize poverty measures based on micro-level data from the Luxembourg Income Study in conjunction with...

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