We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation …

We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major … assistance benefit level a household is eligible for, and the expected duration of eligibility are the key determinants of the …

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation …

state ; immigration ; ethnic diversity ; Germany ; cluster-robust standard errors ; two-way clustering … whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners among the …

effect. Also, the effect of immigration on support for redistribution has not been studied for Germany - Europe's largest … paper studies whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners … among the unemployed is high. The effect of immigration or ethnic diversity in general on the political support for the …

determine eligibility for welfare benefits for a representative sample of the whole population of Germany using a … attributed to immigrants' higher risk of welfare dependence. We study whether immigrants in Germany also differ from their German … Einheimische, was häufig damit erklärt wird, dass Einwanderer ein höheres Risiko aufweisen, bedürftig zu sein. Wir untersuchen in …

eligibility determinations difficult. In Germany, by contrast, eligibility for the main cash transfer program, Sozialhilfe (Social … for which they are eligible? The answer is politically important, but because most current research on immigration and … test whether immigrants to Germany are more likely than natives to claim welfare benefits for which they are eligible. We …

data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased substantially in Sweden in …

data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased in Sweden in the 1990's …