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Testing preferences for basic income
Kuss, Ana Helena Palermo - 2019
Inspired by Fröhlich and Oppenheimer (1990), an experimental survey in the lab was designed to find out if preferences for three different redistribution schemes differ under a veil of ignorance. The three schemes are a stylized version of the status quo German welfare state (A), a control...
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Immigrant responses to social insurance generosity
Bratsberg, Bernt; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Røed, Knut - 2018
Immigrants from low‐income source countries tend to be underrepresented in employment and overrepresented in social insurance programs. Based on administrative data from Norway, we examine how these gaps reflect systematic differences in the impacts of social insurance benefits on work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011847217
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Extreme working hours in Western Europe and North America : a new aspect of polarization
Burger, Anna S. - 2015
This paper analyzes the trends and root causes of extreme working hours in sixteen Western European countries, Canada, and the United States between 1970 and 2010. Earlier literature has revealed increasing trends in extreme working hours in the United States and recognized the negative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345747
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Human capital investments in children: A comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries
Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … von Eltern-Kind Zeiten in unterschiedlichen Ländern mit differenten Wohlfahrtsregimes variiert: Finnland, Deutschland und …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290473
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The temporal welfare state : a cross-national comparison
Rice, James Mahmud (contributor);  … - 2006
, Germany, France, and Sweden) that represent the principal types of welfare and gender regimes, we propose ways of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003346737
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Human capital investments in children : a comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries
Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … case of leisure time and eating time. -- parent-child time ; comparative research ; welfare regimes ; Finland ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008779133
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Human capital investments in children : a comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries
Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … case of leisure time and eating time. -- parent-child time ; comparative research ; welfare regimes ; Finland ; Germany … von Eltern-Kind Zeiten in unterschiedlichen Ländern mit differenten Wohlfahrtsregimes variiert: Finnland, Deutschland und …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009680125
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The Temporal Welfare State : a Cross-National Comparison
Rice, James Mahmud - 2007
, Germany, France, and Sweden) that represent the principal types of welfare and gender regimes, we propose ways of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012731742
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The Welfare State - Background, Achievements, Problems
Lindbeck, Assar - 2006
This paper starts out with a brief discussion of the historical background, the justifications and the political forces behind the built up of the modern welfare state. It also summarizes its major achievements in terms of economic efficiency and redistribution. The paper also tries to identify...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320118
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The Digital Transformation of Labor : Automation, the Gig Economy and Welfare
Larsson, Anthony - 2020
Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process causes (or may cause) the autonomy of various labor functions, and its impact in creating (or stymieing) various job opportunities on the labor market....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012846158