We propose a simple summary statistic for a nation’s flow of welfare, measured as a consumption equivalent, and compute … its level and growth rate for a broad set of countries. This welfare metric combines data on consumption, leisure … recent decades, rising life expectancy boosts annual growth in welfare by more than a full percentage point throughout much …

Evidence from the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics (PSID) suggests that those with a history of mixing welfare and work … are more likely to continue mixing rather than be in another welfare or labor market state. This finding supports the view … that, without a welfare subsidy, jobs held by working welfare recipients will not provide for self sufficiency. We find no …

payments help reduce this gap? In Canada, disability benefits are primarily provided by provincial governments. As each … the annual government spending on child benefits. A study entitled “The Effect of Universal Child Benefits on Labour … considerable variation in the disability benefit levels per province. A paper entitled “Intergenerational Effects of Disability …

will make to the welfare of Canadians. Traditionally, productivity growth was thought to contribute to increased leisure … narrow social inequality. While accepting that such benefits have flowed in the past, Heath argues that in the last 25 years … literature. One possible explanation is that increased consumption does not generate lasting increments in welfare because the …

the adverse welfare impact on households, in particular poor households. This paper evaluates the fiscal and welfare … households receiving seven times more in benefits than the poorest ten percent. Although subsidy reform would generate …