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Welfare reforms and cild well-being in the US and UK
Waldfogel, Jane - 2008
This paper examines the effects of recent welfare reforms in the US and UK on the well-being of children in low-income families, looking specifically at the effects on poverty, family expenditures, and child health and development. The paper finds some commonalities but also some notable...
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An Empirical Analysis of the Dynamics of the Welfare State: The Case of Benefit Morale
Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2009
Does the supply of a welfare state create its own demand? Many economic scholars studying welfare arrangements refer to Say's law and insinuate a self-destructive welfare state. However, little is known about the empirical validity of these assumptions and hypotheses. We study the dynamic effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294856
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From welfare to farewell: The European social-ecological state beyond economic growth
Laurent, Éloi - 2021
This working paper is intended to shed light on a pressing issue: the apparent growth-dependency of European welfare states at a time of weak growth prospects and strong criticisms of growth. Indeed, while the notion of going beyond GDP growth is gaining momentum in the European Union, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014565948
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Is the welfare state sustainable? Experimental evidence on citizens' preferences for redistribution
Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2010
The sustainability of the welfare state ultimately depends on citizens' preferences for income redistribution. They are elicited through a Discrete Choice Experiment performed in 2008 in Switzerland. Attributes are redistribution as GDP share, its uses (the unemployed, old-age pensioners, people...
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Turkey's accession to the EU: What will the Common Agricultural Policy cost?
Grethe, Harald - 2004
accession negotiations with Turkey. Various recent analyses assess the cost of applying the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU … (CAP) to Turkey without taking into account the specific structure of the agricultural sector in Turkey, which would … to Turkey, if Turkey should accede in 2014. The analysis is based on macroeconomic projections from the literature …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343385
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Temporary star or emerging tiger? Turkey's recent economic performance in a global setting
Öniş, Ziya; Bayram, İsmail Emre - 2008
East Asian experience as the principal benchmark for comparison, this paper examines whether Turkey is on its way to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273648
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Brain drain from Turkey: return intentions of skilled migrants
Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - 2011
, economic instability in Turkey, prior intentions to stay abroad and work experience in Turkey also increase non-return. Female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273650
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Global crisis, national responses: the political economy of Turkish exceptionalism
Öniş, Ziya; Güven, Ali Burak - 2010
emerging market countries. Underlying this policy exceptionalism were the constraints posed by Turkey's pre-existing policy and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273655
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The emergence of the regulatory state: The political economy of Turkish banking reforms in the age of post-Washington consensus
Bakır, Caner; Öniş, Ziya - 2009
The new era of Post-Washington Consensus (PWC) promoted under the auspices of multilateral organizations such as IMF and the World Bank centres on the need to develop strong regulatory institutions, especially the realm of banking and finance in developing countries. By focusing on the Turkish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273659
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The labor market consequences of internal migration in Turkey
Berker, Ali - 2010
During the last 30 years, Turkey has undergone profound economic and social transformations, including fundamental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273686