's mean welfare level, does not exist, on principle, in the decomposition approach. Present author's own calculations reveal …'s and overall welfare levels, at a plausible degree of economies of scale (i. e., Buhmann et al.'s · > 0.65) the poverty …

. Nevertheless, little is known about this phenomenon. I analyze the sharing of income among household partners from a welfare … satisfaction within couples are generally small. However, satisfaction is not a direct measure of welfare. Forthis reason …

number of applications result is due to rent seeking behavior. Sizable welfare gains (15% to 20%) can be realized by … applying for at least one job per period, increases welfare. …

about the welfare system, are often believed to manifest themselves in hostile attitudes towards population groups that are … hostility to immigration from ethnically distinct populations. Furthermore, there is evidence that welfare and labour market …

This paper analyzes differences in welfare utilization between immigrants and natives in Sweden using a large panel … data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased in Sweden in the 1990's …. We find that immigrants use welfare to a greater extent than natives and that non-refugee immigrants utilize social …

recently and thus cannot explain the rising welfare receipt. Following theoretical predictions, the probability that a rational …