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Municipal activation policy: A case study of the practical work with unemployed social assistance recipients
Hjertner Thorén, Katarina - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2005
increasing social assistance expenditures. This study investigates the practical implementation of municipal activation policies … in two different activation programs, Jobbcentrum in Skärholmen and Källan in Osby. The purpose with the study is to … accountability. Findings from this study suggest that the implementation practices in Skärholmen and Osby frequently diverge from …
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The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Germany : state dependence before and after the "Hartz reforms"
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, we study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1995-2011. We show that there is considerable observed state dependence, with an average persistence rate in benefits of 68%...
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Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'? Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries
Immervoll, Herwig - 2015
Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors supporting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit receipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029143
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Are recipients of social assistance "benefit dependent"? : concepts, measurement and results for selected countries
Immervoll, Herwig; Jenkins, Stephen; Königs, Sebastian - 2015
Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors supporting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit receipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470900
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The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Germany : state dependence before and after the "Hartz reforms"
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, I study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1995-2011. There is considerable observed state dependence, with an average persistence rate in benefits of 68% comparing to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010250101
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Earnings Supplements and Job Quality Among Former Welfare Recipients : Evidence from the Self-Sufficiency Project
Foley, Kelly - 2010
The Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) offered a generous but time-limited earnings supplement to a randomly assigned group of lone parents—who were also long-term social assistance recipients—if they found full-time work and left social assistance. Employment data was collected for this group...
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Do supplementary jobs for welfare recipients increase the chance of welfare exit? : evidence from Germany
Mosthaf, Alexander; Schank, Thorsten; Schwarz, Stefan - 2021
Welfare recipients in Germany are allowed to take up supplementary jobs while receiving welfare. The possibility of having a supplementary job was introduced to reduce welfare dependency and facilitate successful labor market integration. In the present study, we use the German Panel Study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507306
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Do Supplementary Jobs for Welfare Recipients Increase the Chance of Welfare Exit? Evidence from Germany
Mosthaf, Alexander; Schank, Thorsten; Schwarz, Stefan - 2021
Welfare recipients in Germany are allowed to take up supplementary jobs while receiving welfare. The possibility of having a supplementary job was introduced to reduce welfare dependency and facilitate successful labor market integration. In the present study, we use the German Panel Study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013233702
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Time limits on welfare use under involuntary unemployment
Holzner, Christian; Meier, Volker; Werding, Martin - 2004
The impacts of introducing or tightening time limits on welfare use are studied in an efficiency wage model. Those losing access to regular benefits receive some smaller benefit, which can be interpreted as food stamps. Stricter time limits raise both employment and profits and generally reduce...
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Donations for Refugee Crisis : In-kind Versus Cash Assistance
Kotsi, Telesilla - 2020
Problem definition: More than 25 million refugees lived in camps in 2019 due to multiple armed conflicts worldwide. Humanitarian organizations (HOs) help refugees through in-kind (e.g. food) assistance traditionally and, just recently, through cash (monetary assistance) that refugees can spend...
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