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Welfare reform in the UK: 1997 - 2007

Brewer, Mike - 2007

This paper presents a tour of welfare reform in the UK since the last change of government, summarising the most important changes in active labour market policies, and in measures intended to strengthen financial incentives to work. It argues that developments in the UK’s active labour market...

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The consolidation of social assistance in Brazil and its challenges, 1988-2008

Jaccoud, Luciana; Hadjab, Patricia Dario El-Moor; … - 2010

[Introduction ...] The paper is divided into six sections, including this introduction. Section 2 briefly describes the 1988 constitution and its main contributions to the policies under discussion. Section 3 examines cash transfer programmes under social assistance: the Continuous Cash Benefit...

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Taxes and Benefits: Two Distinct Options to Cheat on the State?

Halla, Martin; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2005

Economists have studied many aspects of tax evasion. The vast literature has concentrated on the individual taxpayer’s decision on avoiding taxes by underreporting income. However no comprehensive investigation of the individual taxpayer’s decision on claiming unjustified subsidies (e. g. by...

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An Empirical Analysis of the Dynamics of the Welfare State: The Case of Benefit Morale

Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2009

Does the supply of a welfare state create its own demand? Many economic scholars studying welfare arrangements refer to Say's law and insinuate a self-destructive welfare state. However, little is known about the empirical validity of these assumptions and hypotheses. We study the dynamic effect...

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The Link between the Intrinsic Motivation to Comply and Compliance Behavior A Critical Appraisal of Existing Evidence

Halla, Martin - 2010

Recent economic literature emphasizes the importance of moral considerations to explain compliance behavior with respect to underground activities such as tax evasion. A considerable amount of research aims to identify factors that affect the intrinsic motivation to comply. However, the causal...

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Anreizprobleme bei Hartz IV: Lieber ALG II statt Arbeit?

Boss, Alfred; Christensen, Björn; Schrader, Klaus - 2005

Nachfolgend soll auf empirischer Basis geprüft werden, welchen Gruppen von ALG IIBeziehern aufgrund eines zu geringen Lohnabstands das ist der Abstand zwischen einem möglichen Erwerbseinkommen und dem gezahlten Transfereinkommen die notwendigen Anreize fehlen, eine reguläre Beschäftigung...

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Implikationen der demographischen Veränderungen für die öffentlichen Haushalte und Verwaltungen

Seitz, Helmut - 2004

Wohngeld, Sozialhilfe, Jugendhilfe usw., durch den Zustand der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung und die Solidität der Finanzierung … Sozialhilfe in die Höhe treiben? - Reicht die Absicherung in der Pflegeversicherung, oder kommen Lasten im Pflegebereich auf … und Teile der Sozialhilfe) auf die Ausgaben der Länder- und Gemeinden auswirken (netto der Transferzahlungen vom Bund …

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Grundsicherung der Zukunft: "Die Freiburger Blaupause II"

Krimmer, Pascal; Raffelhüschen, Bernd; Seiler, Stephan - 2005

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Reforming Social Welfare as We Know It? A Microsimulation Study for Germany

Jacobebbinghaus, Peter; Steiner, Viktor - 2003

Social assistance and unemployment assistance, which provide means tested income support (social welfare) without pre-specified time limits, are viewed as one important reason for the persistently high level of unemployment in Germany by many economists. In order to increase work incentives and,...

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Reforming Social Welfare in Germany: An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis

Schnabel, Reinhold; Gürtzgen, Nicole; Boeters, Stefan - 2003

This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on microsimulation methods we use a computable general equilibrium model which incorporates a discrete choice model of labour supply to simulate a variety of reform scenarios. The...

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