Beginning with the 1996 federal welfare reform law many of the central safety net programs in the U.S. eliminated … eligibility for legal immigrants, who had been previously eligible on the same terms as citizens. These dramatic cutbacks affected … eligibility not only for cash welfare assistance for families with children, but also for food stamps, Medicaid, SCHIP, and SSI …

could be replaced by a graduate tax. (2) Welfare state reform: A consistent implementation of the principle of reciprocity … reform: Germany needs high-skilled immigrants to cope with demographic change and skilled labor shortages. A selection system … for permanent immigrants and a market-based solution for temporary immigrants would substantially increase the economic …

Immigrants in many countries have lower employment rates and lower earnings than natives. In this paper, we ask whether … a more liberal access to citizenship can improve the economic integration of immigrants. Our analysis relies on two … after eight years of residency in Germany, while adults faced a 15-year residency requirement. Since 2000, all immigrants …

This paper examines the labor market effects of ending the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for undocumented immigrants … in the United States. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 required that tax filers have a valid Social Security number to … claim the EITC, thus disqualifying undocumented immigrants from receiving the EITC benefits. Comparing EITC per person in …

Activation policies to promote self-sufficiency among recipients of welfare and other types of benefits are becoming … more common in many welfare states. We evaluate a law change in Norway making welfare receipt conditional on participation … in an activation program for all welfare recipients below the age of 30. Analyzing the program's staggered implementation …