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The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Germany - State Dependence Before and after the 'Hartz Reforms'
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, we study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … rates are much higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany, absolute levels of structural state dependence however are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013058362
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The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Germany : state dependence before and after the "Hartz reforms"
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, I study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … persistence rates and the absolute level of structural state dependence are higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany. I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010250101
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The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Germany : state dependence before and after the "Hartz reforms"
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, we study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … rates are much higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany, absolute levels of structural state dependence however are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252047
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Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions : an effective tool to shorten welfare receipt and speed up transitions to employment?
Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2009
Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on combined administrative and survey data, these differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003920164
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A new targeting - a new take-up? : non-take-up of social assistance in Germany after social policy reforms
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wiemers, Jürgen - 2011
We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008939166
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A New Targeting - A New Take-Up? Non-Take-Up of Social Assistance in Germany after Social Policy Reforms
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wiemers, Jürgen - 2014
We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195695
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A new targeting - a new take-up? : non-take-up of social assistance in Germany after social policy reforms
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wiemers, Jürgen - 2010
We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825581
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Are recipients of social assistance "benefit dependent"? : concepts, measurement and results for selected countries
Immervoll, Herwig; Jenkins, Stephen; Königs, Sebastian - 2015
Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors supporting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit receipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470900
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Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'? Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries
Immervoll, Herwig - 2015
Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors supporting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit receipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029143
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Impact of benefit sanctions on unemployment outflow : evidence from German survey data
Hillmann, Katja; Hohenleitner, Ingrid - 2012 - September 2012
Similar to many other European countries, Germany's unemployment policy made a paradigm shift towards activation policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009611764