In the last 15 years the Italian employment structure has undergone some radical changes. As a result, the proportion …). Differently from the US, in Italy (and in many other European countries) there has been no increase in the share of low …-skilled employment. Thus, we do not observe a polarization pattern in the employment structure, but a massive occupational upgrading …

linked to each other through highly extensive movements of people. Opportunities created by the rapid development of the … employment. These trends have reshaped the economies and societies of both countries of origin and countries of destination in …

that taxation and unemployment benefits account the largest shares of the mean PTR. Another finding is that PTRs vary …

. Reforms should strengthen income protection by ensuring that cash benefits provide adequate and tailored support to those in …

The aim of this paper is to explore the redistributive effects of taxes and benefits in Ecuador using two different … approaches: direct use of reported taxes and benefits in household survey data, and use of simulated taxes and benefits obtained …

The introduction of universal credit (UC) has been the most significant reform to the workingage benefits system since …-age families - will be entitled to the benefit. UC is an integrated means-tested benefit that is replacing six 'legacy' benefits … getting means-tested benefits. We then briefly review the issues around the rest of UC's roll-out. …