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Employment cycles, low income work and the dynamic impact of minimum wages : a macro perspective
Flaschel, Peter; Greiner, Alfred; Logeay, Camille; … - 2010
employment are made (at least partially) socially acceptable through the workfare nature of the unemployment benefit system and b …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009305423
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Workfare and trade unions : labor market repercussions of welfare reform
Schöb, Ronnie - 2003
Workfare proposals concentrate on the work incentives for welfare recipients, thus focusing on the labor supply side …. This paper analyzes the effects workfare has on labor demand when the labor market is unionized. As workfare reduces the … number of recipients of public financial assistance, a workfare regime, as opposed to a welfare system, weakens the outside …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507897
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Optimal unemployment insurance design : time limits, monitoring, or workfare?
Fredriksson, Peter; Holmlund, Bertil - 2003
workfare. To that end we develop a quantitative model of equilibrium unemployment. The model features worker heterogeneity … monitoring and sanctions than in the other two systems. Workfare appears to be inferior to the other two systems. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509411
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Employment effects of welfare reforms : evidence from a dynamic structural life-cycle model
Haan, Peter (contributor); Prowse, Victoria (contributor);  … - 2008
In this paper we develop a dynamic structural life-cycle model of labor supply behavior which fully accounts for the effect of income tax and transfers on labor supply incentives. Additionally, the model recognizes the demand side driven rationing risk that might prevent individuals from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003716521
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Employment effects of welfare reforms : evidence from a dynamic structural life-cycle model
Haan, Peter (contributor); Prowse, Victoria (contributor);  … - 2008
In this paper we develop a dynamic structural life-cycle model of labor supply behavior which fully accounts for the effects of income tax and transfers on labor supply incentives. Additionally, the model recognizes the demand side driven rationing risk that might prevent individuals from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726084
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Workfare vs. welfare : incentive arguments for work requirements in poverty alleviation programs
Besley, Timothy; Coate, Stephen - 1989 - Rev
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000785999
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Unintended consequences of welfare reform : the case of divorced parents
Francesconi, Marco (contributor); Rainer, Helmut (contributor) - 2008
This paper formulates a model to examine the effects of changes in tax-benefit policy on the behavior of divorced parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support payment to transfer to custodians. These, in turn, decide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793332
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Unintended consequences of welfare reform : the case of divorced parents
Francesconi, Marco; Rainer, Helmut; Klaauw, Wilbert van der - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793507
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Unintended consequences on wefare reform : the case of divorced parents
Francesconi, Marco; Rainer, Helmut; Klaauw, Wilbert van der - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003807756
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Employment effects of welfare reforms : evidence from a dynamic structural life-cycle model
Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003818440