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This paper studies the effects of a large welfare benefit reduction on the children in the affected families. The welfare cut targeted adult refugees who received residency in Denmark, and it reduced their disposable income by 30 percent on average over the first five years. We show that...
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This paper studies the effects of a large welfare benefit reduction on the children in the affected families. The welfare cut targeted adult refugees who received residency in Denmark, and it reduced their disposable income by 30 percent on average over the first five years. We show that...
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socio-economic status in different inequality and segregation contexts in four European countries: Sweden, the Netherlands …
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socio-economic status in different inequality and segregation contexts in four European countries: Sweden, the Netherlands …
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, the article simulates the introduction of a universal housing transfer - that is flat rate, tenure neutral and budget … neutral - in place of mortgage interest tax relief and housing benefits in the Netherlands and Sweden. As it turns out, the … regressive effect of mortgage interest tax relief thwarts the progressive effect of housing benefits. In view of that, replacing …
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In this article, I study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1995-2011. There is considerable observed state dependence, with an average persistence rate in benefits of 68% comparing to an...
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In this article, we study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1995-2011. We show that there is considerable observed state dependence, with an average persistence rate in benefits of 68%...
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Activation measures in Finland have meant the weakening of the level, qualification criteria, coverage, and time limits of social benefits in a way inimical to the post-Second World War Nordic welfare model. These changes have been accompanied by a growth of labour market flexibility, of...
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