Despite long-term interest whether welfare benefits motivate fertility, evidence from research has not been consistent …. This paper contributes new evidence to this debate by investigating the fertility effect of a German welfare reform. The … reform decreased the household income of families on welfare by 18 percent in the first year after the birth of a baby. Using …

implications for employment and income of welfare schemes often advocated as less distortionary. We show that reducing unemployment … skilled workers, for not too high distortions in the labour market. Furthermore, it leads to a higher tax burden and a welfare …

implications for employment and income of welfare schemes often advocated as less distortionary. We show that reducing unemployment … skilled workers, for not too high distortions in the labour market. Furthermore, it leads to a higher tax burden and a welfare …

Aadhaar, India's ambitious biometric ID project, was portrayed as one that would enhance India's welfare efforts by … promoting inclusion and reducing corruption. From being a voluntary ID, it has become de facto compulsory for most welfare … sources, this paper reviews the impact of Aadhaar on welfare programmes. Far from being inclusive and reducing corruption …

previous receipt of welfare, and, perhaps, not means-tested. Such a design is cheaper, and perhaps better targeted, but … piloted in around one third of the country. It finds that the policy did increase flows off welfare and into work, and that … of the impact arose by speeding up welfare off-flows: the job retention of programme recipients was good, but this cannot …

welfare. It increased flows off welfare and into work, and these positive effects did not diminish when recipients reached the …

This paper develops a framework for evaluating the welfare impact of various interventions designed to increase take … reduce their welfare gains. …