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Wage Inequality -- Economic Transformation and the Gender Earnings Gap in Urban China -- The Geography of Poverty … Democracy -- Part II (In)decent Work -- Decent Work for Change -- Minimum Wages and Poverty with Income-Sharing -- What Is … Case for Developing Economies -- Illusions and Disillusions with Poverty Reduction Strategies: Growth, Crisis and the MDGs …
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; and (iv) tend to ironically reduce average income and raise household poverty rate. These results illustrate how rapid …
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Unconditional basic income, or a job guarantee by government as employer-of-last-resort, are usually discussed as alternative policies, though the first does not provide the benefits of an earned income and a good job to the growing numbers in precarious- or under-employment, while the second...
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In this paper we assess the impact of a Minimum Income Scheme (MIS) which has been operating in the Basque Country, one of Spain's 17 regions, for more than twenty years. In particular, we test whether the policy delays entry into employment for recipients. In addition, we test the efficacy of...
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In this paper, we evaluate the impact of a minimum income scheme (MIS) in the Basque Country, one of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions. In particular, we assess whether the policy delays entry into employment for recipients, as well as the extent to which activating policies aimed at enabling...
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well below the EU at-risk-of-poverty thresholds in many countries. Single earners with dependent children are especially at … risk of poverty. We discuss the options for making progress. …
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Die aktuelle Debatte um Armut in Deutschland wird erregt geführt, ist aber am Ende meist fruchtlos für eine Politik der … Arbeitsmarktpolitik. Diese Probleme verhindern eine erfolgreiche Teilhabe am Arbeitsmarkt. Der Autor zeigt Ansätze zur Befähigung und …
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