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Active labour market policy vs employment tax credits : lessons from recent UK reforms
Blundell, Richard W.; Meghir, Costas - 2002
Many welfare-to-work programs in both North America and Europe are directed at making work pay for the low skilled. This paper identifies two alternative policies that are motivated by this same objective active labour market programs that involve wage subsidies together with improved job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011575128
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Active Labour Market Policy vs Employment Tax Credits : Lessons from Recent UK Reforms
Blundell, Richard W.; Meghir, Costas - 2008
Many welfare-to-work programs in both North America and Europe are directed at making work pay for the low skilled. This paper identifies two alternative policies that are motivated by this same objective - active labour market programs that involve wage subsidies together with improved job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014113612
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Female labour supply, human capital and welfare reform
Blundell, Richard W.; Dias, Monica Costa; Meghir, Costas; … - 2013
We consider the impact of tax credits and income support programs on female education choice, employment, hours and human capital accumulation over the life-cycle. We analyze both the short run incentive effects and the longer run implications of such programs. By allowing for risk aversion and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009740422
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Female Labour Supply, Human Capital and Welfare Reform
Blundell, Richard W. - 2013
We consider the impact of tax credits and income support programs on female education choice, employment, hours and human capital accumulation over the life-cycle. We analyze both the short run incentive effects and the longer run implications of such programs. By allowing for risk aversion and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082137
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The impact of means tested assistance in Southern Europe
O'Donoghue, Cathal; Albuquerque, Jose; Baldini, Massimo; … - 2002
This paper aims to analyse the social assistance systems in five South European countries: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. After reviewing the existing system of social assistance in each country, we apply a consistent methodology in order to estimate its impact on income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238712
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Tax-benefit microsimulation model in developing countries : a feasibility study for an extension of SOUTHMOD in Indonesia
Muttaqien, Arip; Sologon, Denisa; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2018
This study aims to expand the use of tax-benefit microsimulation tools in Indonesia. In particular, it reviews the … feasibility of expanding SOUTHMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model being applied in developing countries that was developed … based on the European Union tax-benefit microsimulation tool (EUROMOD) framework. First, the study reviews the tax and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011947062
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Do Tax-Benefit Systems Cause High Replacement Rates? A Decompositional Analysis using EUROMOD
Immervoll, Herwig; O'Donoghue, Cathal - Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - 2002
This paper considers utilising a cross-country microsimulation tax-benefit model for Europe, EUROMOD, to simulate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008629917
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Welfare benefits and work incentives: An analysis of the distribution of net replacement rates in Europe using EUROMOD, a multi.country microsimulation model
Immervoll, Herwig; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2001
. Utilising a cross-country microsimulation model for Europe, EUROMOD, we generate the distribution of replacement rates for four …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291233
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Employment transitions in 13 European countries: Levels, distributions and determining factors of net replacement rates
Immervoll, Herwig; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2003
This paper utilises a multi-country microsimulation tax-benefit model for Europe, EUROMOD, to simulate the distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291238
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Welfare Benefits and Work Incentives. An Analysis of the Distribution of Net Replacement Rates in Europe using EUROMOD, a Multi- Country Microsimulation Model.
Immervoll, Herwig; O'Donoghue, Cathal - EconWPA - 2003
. Utilising a cross-country microsimulation model for Europe, EUROMOD, we generate the distribution of replacement rates for four …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125757