Purpose – Much of the literature on immigrants’ cash-welfare benefits use has focused on countries with a large … literature by analyzing differences in cash-welfare benefits receipt between immigrants and natives and their determinants in … receive unemployment benefits than natives, consistent with findings in other countries. These findings hold, regardless of …

Purpose – Economic theory predicts that unemployment benefits may increase expected income and reduce its volatility … origin is not available, it is not possible to exclude that for immigrants coming from certain areas, unemployment benefits …

individual's and households’ eligibility to all kinds of benefits, both in cash and kind. Findings – Results show that, without …

the numbers of immigrants receiving welfare benefits. While this seemed to happen at the outset of the recession, the more …

for Turkish immigrants and natives. Findings – Turkish immigrants have a higher propensity to use welfare benefits than … labor market might be particularly useful because the need for welfare benefits arises particularly at the 50-60 age range …

assistance, disability, and unemployment benefits during the working-age period. Design/methodology/approach – Using individual … covers three major social-welfare benefits for those aged between 19 and 64 years. …