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Chapter 24 Selfishness, altruism and normative principles in the economic analysis of social transfers
Blanchet, Didier; Fleurbaey, Marc - In: Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and …, (pp. 1465-1503). 2006
of the Welfare State. However, while these theories may be suited for explaining the development of public insurance or … theories, such as inequality-averse social welfare functions or fairness criteria. It is shown how both approaches can be … incorporation of individuals' altruistic feelings in social welfare functions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023654
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Welfare and redistributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2019
labour markets. Moreover, the paper highlights the knowledge gaps with regard to the longer-term and gender-specific welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124448
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Fair long-term care insurance
Leroux, Marie-Louise; Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthiere, Gregory - 2019
The study of optimal long-term care (LTC) social insurance is generally carried out under the utilitarian social criterion, which penalizes individuals who have a lower capacity to convert resources into well-being, such as dependent elderly individuals or prematurely dead individuals. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012024401
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Does the rise of China lead to the fall of European welfare states?
Barth, Erling; Finseraas, Henning; Kjelsrud, Anders; … - 2021
political support for social insurance can decline in spite of the risk effect. We construct an empirical measure of welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012427759
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Jenseits Von Staat Und Markt : Mikroversicherungen Als Neues Konzept Sozialer Sicherung in Entwicklungsländern (Beyond the State and the Market: Micro-Insurance as a New Social Pro...
Loewe, Markus - 2013
Microinsurance has become a very popular concept in the international development debate. It is an arrangement whereby the members pool their risks, but at contribution levels that even people on low and fluctuating incomes can afford. This concept can be realised for life and disability...
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The Political Setting of Social Security Contributions in Europe in the Business Cycle
Pusch, Toralf; Kumpmann, Ingmar - 2011
Social security revenues are influenced by business cycle movements. In order to support the working of automatic stabilizers it would be necessary to calculate social insurance contribution rates independently from the state of the business cycle. This paper investigates whether European...
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Zukunft des Sozialstaates : Herausforderungen des demographischen Wandels
Roppel, Cirsten; Roppel, Ulrich - 2011
Im Großen und Ganzen sind die Sozialversicherungen zukunftsfähig aufgestellt; gleichwohl besteht weiterer Handlungsbedarf. Mit der Agenda 2010 und dem Wechsel von einem Defined Benefit- auf ein Defined Contribution-System hat die Regierung Schröder den ersten, mit der Schuldenregel, der...
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Income inequality, mobility, and the welfare state : a political economy model
Bossi, Luca; Gumus, Gulcin - 2011
under the welfare state. We investigate bidimensional voting on the tax rates that determine the allocation of government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311993
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Deficiencies in the development of an Estonian welfare state
Schrader, Klaus; Laaser, Claus-Friedrich; Reiljan, Janno - 2014
Estonia is widely regarded as a paramount example for a successful transformation of a socialist economic system to a functioning market economy. Against the backdrop of this positive image which contrasts strongly with the crisis scenarios in Southern Europe the remaining problems of Estonia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010384187
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European welfare state regimes and their generosity toward the elderly
Börsch-Supan, Axel (contributor) - 2006
This paper examines the generosity of the European welfare state toward the elderly. It shows how various dimensions of … the welfare regimes have changed during the past 10 to 15 years and how this evolution is related to the process of … spending for the young. -- Welfare state ; intergenerational redistribution ; pension systems …
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