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Labor-intensive public works programs in sub-Saharan Africa : experiences and implications for employment policies
Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu; Braun, Joachim von - 2019
employment generation in addition to their protective role such as consumption smoothening. The paper reviews evidence on the … employment generation. Based on our review complemented with secondary data analyses, we conclude that in addition to their role … outcomes and thus enhance employment creation. Yet we also find that more systematic investigations on shortterm implementation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019685
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How do income-support systems in the UK affect labour force participation?
Brewer, Mike - 2009
. Compared with the EU, the UK has high employment rates, but a high proportion of non-workers say that they are not working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003912101
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Income support, (un-)employment and well-being
Hetschko, Clemens; Schöb, Ronnie; Wolf, Tobias - 2016
analyze transitions of workers between unemployment, regular employment and employment accompanied by welfare receipt. Working …. Our findings allow us to draw cautious conclusions on employment subsidies paid as welfare benefits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011513025
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Welfare reforms and labour supply in Italy
Brugiavini, Agar - 2009
This paper looks at welfare reforms in Italy and their effects on labour supply. I focus on social security reforms, which have taken place in the 1990s and on labour market reforms. Old age social security expenditure in Italy is high (14% of GDP) and the system has been very generous on early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003912105
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Policy convergence across welfare regimes : the case of disability policies
Scharle, Ágota; Váradi, Balázs; Samu, Flóra - 2015
Drawing on the analysis in MS9, this paper summarises the policy relevant lessons on what drives and hinders institutional change in services for people with disabilities in EU Member States, and offers some recommendations on how such changes may be facilitated. The focus is mainly on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011337654
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Use of unemployment insurance and public employment services after leaving welfare
O'Leary, Christopher J. - 2015
employment services. I also investigate the correlation of UI and employment services receipt with maintenance of self … employment services are used by one-quarter of newly jobless TANF leavers. Among UI applicants, more than 75 percent use public … employment services whether they receive UI benefits or not, while only 14 percent of newly jobless TANF leavers who do not apply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011338814
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Income support, (un-)employment and well-being
Hetschko, Clemens; Schöb, Ronnie; Wolf, Tobias - 2016
analyze transitions of workers between unemployment, regular employment and employment accompanied by welfare receipt. Working …. Our findings allow us to draw cautious conclusions on employment subsidies paid as welfare benefits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515336
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Reducing poverty and social disparities in Lithuania
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki - 2020
particularly affected. A comprehensive approach is required to ensure an effective transition out of poverty and social exclusion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421275
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Minimum income schemes in Europe : is there a trade-off with activation policies?
Iacono, Roberto - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 6 (2017) 1, pp. 1-15
This paper makes two contributions to the literature. First, by employing a macro-level institutional dataset on benefit levels for social assistance (SA) and minimum income protection (MIP) in 22 European countries in the period 1990–2013, I show that the adequacy of income support for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011661411
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Income support policies for the working poor
Marchal, Sarah; Marx, Ive; Verbist, Gerlinde - 2017
This paper asks what governments in the EU Member States and some US states are doing to support workers on low wages. Using model family simulations, we assess the policy measures currently in place to guarantee an adequate disposable income to working families, taking into account minimum...
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