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Welfare reform in the UK : 1997 - 2007
Brewer, Mike (contributor) - 2008
comparing their efficacy. -- -- Welfare reform ; Tax credits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003736738
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The effect of child benefit on female labor supply
Magda, Iga; Kiełczewska, Aneta; Brandt, Nicola - In: IZA journal of labor policy 10 (2020) 1/17, pp. 1-18
In 2016, the Polish government introduced a large child benefit, called "Family 500+", with the aim to increase fertility and reduce child poverty. It is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. We study the impact of the new benefit on female labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012391199
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The effects of large universal child benefits on female labour supply
Magda, Iga; Kiełczewska, Aneta; Brandt, Nicola - 2018
In 2016 the Polish government introduced a large new child benefit, called "Family 500+", with the aim to increase fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. Increasing out-of-work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011881213
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What mean impacts miss: distributional effects of welfare reform experiments
Bitler, Marianne P.; Gelbach, Jonah B.; Hoynes, Hilary W. - 2005
, and income. Yet most welfare reform research focuses on mean impacts. We investigate the importance of heterogeneity using … impacts. We conclude that welfare reform's effects are likely both more varied and more extensive than has been recognized. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271796
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What mean impacts miss : distributional effects of welfare reform experiments
Bitler, Marianne (contributor);  … - 2005
, and income. Yet most welfare reform research focuses on mean impacts. We investigate the importance of heterogeneity using … impacts. We conclude that welfare reform's effects are likely both more varied and more extensive than has been recognized …. -- treatment effect heterogeneity ; welfare reform ; distributional effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003085742
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What Mean Impacts Miss : Distributional Effects of Welfare Reform Experiments
Bitler, Marianne P.; Gelbach, Jonah B.; Hoynes, Hilary … - 2021
, and income. Yet most welfare reform research focuses on mean impacts. We investigate the importance of heterogeneity using … impacts. We conclude that welfare reform's effects are likely both more varied and more extensive than has been recognized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318314
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How do income-support systems in the UK affect labour force participation?
Brewer, Mike - 2009
This paper reviews how income-support systems affect labour force participation in the UK. The UK's approach to social insurance is basic security, with modest, typically flat-rate, benefits; insurance-based benefits are relatively unimportant. Compared with the EU, the UK has high employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273971
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How do income-support systems in the UK affect labour force participation?
Brewer, Mike - 2009
This paper reviews how income-support systems affect labour force participation in the UK. The UK's approach to social insurance is "basic security", with modest, typically flat-rate, benefits; insurance-based benefits are relatively unimportant. Compared with the EU, the UK has high employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003912101
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Tax and benefit reforms to support employment and inclusiveness and address poverty in Italy
Bulman, Tim; Pacifico, Daniele; Pisu, Mauro; … - 2019
This paper assesses Italy’s 2019 tax and benefit reforms, analyses hypothetical reforms and proposes a reform package … revenues and increase inequality, by reducing the progressivity of the personal tax system. A proposed reform package that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202861
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The effects of a hybrid negative income tax on poverty and inequality : a microsimulation on the UK and Italy
Tromp, Alexander - 2017
This paper aims to propose a social protection system that "decommodifies" labour and fulfills the properties of a Social Protection Floor satisfying revenue-neutrality. To this end, firstly, a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme is explored. Secondly, the UBI is transformed into a Negative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011751668