This paper analyses the role of social safety nets in the form of redistributional transfers and wage subsidies. It is argued that public welfare programs can be viewed as a crime-preventing or disruption-preventing devices because they tend to increase the opportunity cost of engaging in crime...

Korean Abstract : 가계부채의 영향에 관해 가계부채 증가가 소비 촉진 등을 통해 경기 활성화에 기여한다는 시각과 높은 가계부채 수준은 소비와 경제성장에 부담을 주며 나아가 금융시스템의 취약성을 높인다는 시각의 두 가지...

The worldwide problem with pay-as-you-go (PAYG) social security systems isn't just financial. This study indicates that these systems may have exerted adverse effects on key demographic factors, private savings, and long-term growth rates. Through a comprehensive endogenous-growth model where...