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Towards a European Union of Social Investment Welfare States

Hemerijck, Anton - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 5, pp. 233-239

Having had little time to absorb the economic and social shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union is confronted with staggering increases in the cost of living. While household burdens vary significantly across and within countries, most European countries are struggling to cushion the...

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A Social Union for the EU? Pro: An EU-Level Social Policy

Bertola, Giuseppe - In: CESifo Forum 04 (2003) 4, pp. 35

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A Social Union for the EU? Contra: Europe Does Not Need a Social Union

Sinn, Hans-Werner - In: CESifo Forum 04 (2003) 4, pp. 36

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Supports for Working Families: Work and Care Policies across Welfare States

Gornick, Janet C.; Meyers, Marcia K. - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 4, pp. 13-18

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The European Social Model: Lessons for Developing Countries

Lindbeck, Assar - 2002

Developing countries, in particular the least developed ones, probably have more to learn from social policies in Europe during the early 20th century than from the elaborate welfare-state arrangements after World War II. In addition to macroeconomic growth and stability, the main ambitions...

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Improving the Performance of the European Social Model - The Welfare State over the Life Cycle

Lindbeck, Assar - 2003

The achievements of social-welfare arrangements in Western Europe are well known: considerable income security, relatively little poverty and, in some countries, ample supply of social services. But there are also well-known weaknesses and hence considerable scope for improvement. Three types of...

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Prospects for the Welfare State

Lindbeck, Assar - 2008

It is useful to distinguish between exogenous and endogenous factors behind contemporary and expected future problems for the welfare state. This paper tries to identify major problems of both types and to indicate alternative reform possibilities to deal with them. At the same time as several...

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Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer nationalen Sozialpolitik in der Europäischen Union

Schmähl, Winfried (contributor) - 2001

Soziale Sicherung gehört in der Europäischen Union zwar zu den primär nationalstaatlichen Aufgaben, doch gehen von der europäischen Ebene vielfältige Einflüsse aus, von Entscheidungen der Kommission, im Ministerrat oder durch den Europäischen Gerichtshof wie auch allgemein durch direkt...

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Confucianism and Preferences: Evidence from Lab Experiments in Taiwan and China

Liu, Elaine M.; Meng, Juanjuan; Wang, Joseph Tao-yi - 2013

This paper investigates how Confucianism affects individual decision making in Taiwan and in China. We found that … loving, less loss averse, and more impatient after being primed with Confucianism, whereas Taiwanese subjects became … significantly less present-based and were inclined to be more trustworthy after being primed by Confucianism. Combining the evidence …

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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...

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