This paper focuses on the deep transformation of the Portuguese state under democracy and charts the development of very substantial welfare state. It examines the very substantial investments in social protection, social transfers, education and health and finds remarkable results in some areas...

Looks at the fundamental importance of employment for development.

We examine the implications of tax and subsidy policies for employment in the “three worlds of welfare”, Anglo-Saxon, Continental European and Scandinavian. We argue that home production is key to a proper evaluation of the employment outcomes. Anglo-Saxon lowsupport policies encourage more...

We examine the implications of tax and subsidy policies for employment in the “three worlds of welfare”, Anglo-Saxon, Continental European and Scandinavian. We argue that home production is key to a proper evaluation of the employment outcomes. Anglo-Saxon low-support policies encourage more...

This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...

Departing from the work and employment concepts as operational elements of the welfare state we propose a wide discussion of work and emplyment concepts in a new dimension as a recentring approach of the analisys focus.

The National pension system, in the light of major economic and financial transactions that take place today, can be challenging, through the difficulties that they create and the solutions that they offer. This paper is a comprehensive study on the public pension system in Romania facing the...

The National pension system, in the light of major economic and financial transactions that take place today, can be challenging, through the difficulties that they create and the solutions that they offer. This paper is a comprehensive study on the public pension system in Romania facing the...