In this study we provide a new examination of the incentive effects of welfare rules on family structure. Focusing on … outcomes to welfare rules, we find significant effects of several welfare policies on family structure, both work …, our findings indicate that the impact of welfare rules crucially hinges on the biological relationship of the male partner …

, as well as eligibility-rules for a number of welfare programs, such as social assistance, housing allowance etc. The … income for various combinations of hours of work and welfare. It can be used for calculating accurate (net) household incomes … conditional on labour supply while income tax rules and the various welfare benefit-levels are complicated functions of earned and …

Generous income support programs as provided by European welfare states have often been blamed to hamper employment …

about the welfare system, are often believed to manifest themselves in hostile attitudes towards population groups that are … hostility to immigration from ethnically distinct populations. Furthermore, there is evidence that welfare and labour market …

This paper analyzes differences in welfare utilization between immigrants and natives in Sweden using a large panel … data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased in Sweden in the 1990's …. We find that immigrants use welfare to a greater extent than natives and that non-refugee immigrants utilize social …

recently and thus cannot explain the rising welfare receipt. Following theoretical predictions, the probability that a rational …

, welfare and public sector pay changes over the 2008 to 2012 period gave rise to lower than average losses for the bottom …