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Acs and Loprest pull together information from a host of leaver studies to provide a bottom line assessment of what was learned. They compare welfare leaver outcomes across geographic areas and the nation as a whole. This effort allows them to paint a comprehensive picture of the employment,...
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welfare on individual well-being constitutes a significant issue. This paper studies the disposable income and poverty among … poverty. We conclude that leaving welfare is not always associated with becoming financially better off, and post welfare well …
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The reciprocity objection is one of the most widespread criticisms against Basic Income (BI). In this article I challenge the consistency between the reciprocity principle and the preferred policy options of left reciprocity theorists. I argue that any consistent policy design for a reciprocity...
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The lottery question asks whether you would stop working, continue working in the same job or continue working in a different job if you won a sum of money large enough to allow you to live on it comfortably for the rest of your life without working. This literature review reports the results of...
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This paper develops a spectrum of government work programs, from mandatory workfare to more progressive fair work. This …
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insurance were reshaped by workfare reforms. The ways in which the principle of workfare changed the content of Nordic … autonomy. Instead, workfare reforms have contributed to an understanding of obligations in terms of obedience and to the … establishment of social order through control mechanisms. The degree of changes varies, so that Swedish and Danish workfare reforms …
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Activation measures in Finland have meant the weakening of the level, qualification criteria, coverage, and time limits of social benefits in a way inimical to the post-Second World War Nordic welfare model. These changes have been accompanied by a growth of labour market flexibility, of...
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Workfare programs aim to reduce poverty by providing low-wage work to those who need it. They are often turned to in a …-ante appraisal of an existing workfare program. For pedagogic purposes, the two programs studied are stylized versions of a range of …
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This paper analyzes the impact of India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on poor rural households. In particular, we study the impact of the program on food security, savings, and health outcomes. We have a panel data of 1,064 households from 198 villages of Andhra Pradesh,...
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and contribute to reducing poverty. The reform could reduce the number of workless households by between 45 000 and 240 … entitlements for low income families will further reduce poverty and increase equality. However, the cost of childcare remains high …
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