In den letzten Jahren hat das Interesse am Thema "soziale Ungleichheit und Gesundheit" erheblich zugenommen. Auch in der aktuellen gesundheitspolitischen Diskussion wird immer häufiger die Frage gestellt, ob und warum Personen aus der unteren sozialen Schicht einen besonders schlechten...

The paper constructs an asymmetric information model to investigate the efficiency and equity cases for government mandated benefits. A mandate can improve workers? insurance, and may also redistribute in favor of more "deserving" workers. The risk is that it may also reduce output. The more...

There are basically three stories about the globalisation-welfare state nexus. The first story argues that globalisation is the cause of the chronic crisis of the welfare state. As national economies open to the international market, governments are forced to adapt to the imperatives of global...

There are many qualms about subjective indicators, and some people believe that social policy should better not use them. This paper consists of a review of these objections. It is argued that policy makers need subjective indicators for the following reasons: 1. Social policy is never limited...