Dutch savings schemes are a case in point. In 1994, Dutch employees got the opportunity to save tax free to build up financial assets in the voluntary Salary Savings Scheme (SSS). From 2006, they could also choose to save in the innovative Life Course Savings Scheme that offered them the...

We develop a new theoretical framework that explains the engagement in child labor of children in developing countries. This framework distinguishes three levels (household, district and nation) and three groups of explanatory variables: Resources, Structure and Culture. Each of the three groups...

Summary Household- and district-level determinants of primary school enrollment are studied for 220,000 children in 340 districts of 30 developing countries using multilevel analysis. Parental decisions regarding children's education are found to be influenced by socio-economic and demographic...

In recent years European employers, unions and governments have developed initiatives that offer employees the right to exchange certain items within an agreed package of employment conditions. So far, the available evidence on the use of such 'cafeteria systems' is largely based on survey data...