Social Policy
Future Liability: Estimating Time on Benefit and the Associated Cost
Ministry of Social Development - New Zealand
This 49-page New Zealand research aimed to produce indicative estimates of the long-term fiscal costs of a cohort of current benefit recipients, and investigate how this varies with benefit type and age
Social PolicyPosted: 2010-11-04
Childcare Costs and the Demand for Children: Evidence from a Nationwide Reform
CESifo
This working paper identifies the causal effect of childcare costs on fertility in a context in which childcare enrollment is almost universal, user fees are low, and the labour force participation of mothers is very high
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-26
Efficient Redistribution: Comparing Basic Income with Unemployment Benefits
IZA
This 25-page discussion paper compares two systems of income redistribution, unemployment benefits and basic income
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-20
The Impact of Child Support Payments on the Labour Supply Decisions of Resident Mothers
AIFS
This 34-page Australian paper examines the effect of child support payments on separated mothers' employment
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-19
Standard Deviation of Life-Length, Retirement Incentives, and Optimal Pension Design
CESifo
This working paper considers how the retirement age as well as a tax financed pension system ought to respond to a change in the standard deviation of the length of life
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-19
The Nordic Welfare Model in a European Perspective
IFS
A 40-page Swedish working paper analysing central dimensions of Nordic social assistance, such as the generosity, scope and effectiveness of benefits
Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-07
Improving Canada's Retirement Saving: Lessons from Abroad, Ideas from Home
IRPP
This 40-page Canadian study looks at pension reforms in Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Saskatchewan
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-03
Housing, Public Policy and Social Inclusion
AHURI
A 42-page Australian positioning paper aiming to make explicit the ways that housing processes ‘perform’ in accentuating or ameliorating social disadvantage
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-27
A Profile of Social Housing in Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
In analysing the functions of social housing since 2003, this 54-page Australian report provides an evidence base upon which future policies can be built
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-23
Integrated Service Delivery for Young People: a Literature Review
Brotherhood of St Laurence
This 47-page Australian literature review examines youth centres and other programs which offer holistic or integrated youth services in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, and considers supportive policy frameworks
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-23
Combating Poverty and Inequality: Structural Change, Social Policy and Politics
UNRISD
This 360-page report highlights the complex processes involved in sustainably reducing poverty and inequality, and lays out a range of policies and institutional measures that can be adopted by countries to achieve this goal
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-19
Labor Market Policy: A Comparative View on the Costs and Benefits of Labor Market Flexibility
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper reviewing theories and evidence on wage-setting institutions and labor market policies in an international comparative context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection laws, unemployment insurance (UI), mandated parental leave, and active labor market policies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-08-15
Key Readings on Policy Levers to Promote Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
NCCP
This 8-page US resource includes a sample of research and policy books, articles, reports, and other resources reporting findings and lessons learned on the viability and effectiveness of various policy strategies to infuse a social inclusion and respect for diversity (SI & RD) perspective in early childhood education in the U.S.
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-08-09
Adjusting Social Security Benefits for Changes in the Cost of Living
Urban Institute
This US brief examines different price indices that might be used to adjust Social Security benefits for changes in the cost of living
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2010-08-08
Activating Citizenship: A Social Inclusion Approach for Disability in South Australia
Social Inclusion Board
This 60-page Australian paper is designed to provoke discussion and invites people with a disability, their families and other carers, to contribute ideas on ways to support transformational change in community inclusion of people with disability
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-08-04
The Integration of Homelessness, Mental health and Drug and Alcohol Services in Australia
AHURI
This 54-page Australian study aims to increase understanding of the ways in which homelessness, mental health and drug and alcohol services can be coordinated or integrated to provide services to homeless people
Social Policy, HousingPosted: 2010-08-04
Carrot and Stick: How Reemployment Bonuses and Benefit Sanctions Affect Job Finding Rates
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper investigates how benefit sanctions and reemployment bonuses affect job finding rates of welfare recipients
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-30
Staircases, Elevators and Cycles of Change: 'Housing First' and Other Housing Models for Homeless People with Complex Support Needs
Crisis
This 40-page UK study reviews the evidence base regarding the effectiveness of both orthodox and innovative models of supported housing for homeless people with complex support needs. The study assessed existing evidence regarding what works for homeless people with complex support needs and drew together lessons learned in other developed countries
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-26
The Relationship Between Crime and Gaming Expenditure in Victoria
Department of Justice
This 83-page study investigates the relationship between gaming expenditure and crime in Victoria, Australia, especially income-generating crimes
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-21
Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
IZA
This discussion paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-15
Customer Satisfaction, Improving Quality and Access to Services and Supports in Vulnerable Neighborhoods.
CSSP
A 38-page US paper presenting a a framework or set of ideas for using customer satisfaction principles and strategies to improve the quality, responsiveness, and accessibility of public sector and privately provided services in vulnerable communities
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-07-12
Report of the National Seniors Council on Volunteering Among Seniors and Positive and Active Aging
National Seniors Council
A 60-page Canadian report aimed at improving volunteering among seniors and promoting positive and active aging
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-08
Mapping Social Cohesion: 2009 Scanlon Foundation Report
Grattan Institute
The 14-page transcript of an Australian seminar focusing on contemporary immigration and immigrant’s experiences of connectedness, social justice, sense of belonging and worth
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-08
Defusing the Bomb: Overcoming Pakistan's Population Challenge
Wilson Center
The report of a US conference held to discuss the challenges posed by Pakistan's explosive population growth
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-06-28
The State of Society: Measuring Economic Success and Human Well-Being
Urban Institute
This 94-page US study identifies 14 categories measuring national well-being that go beyond gross domestic product’s snapshot of how a society and its economy are faring. It proposes that new measures assess the well-being of all segments of society—women, children, the elderly, and racial and other minorities
Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-06-03
Own Motion Investigation into Child Protection: Out of Home Care
Ombudsman Victoria
This 135-page Australian report examines the role of the Department of Human Services (the department) in responding to reports from the community regarding children perceived to be at risk of harm
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-06-03
Rational Expectations and the Puzzling No-Effect of the Minimum Wage
IZA
This discussion paper argues that expectations are an important element that needs to be included into the analysis of the effects of the minimum wage on employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-05-16
The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies
IZA
This discussion paper examines the employment effects of a Finnish payroll tax subsidy scheme, which is targeted at the employers of older, full-time, low-wage workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-05-16
The Development of Multidimensional Poverty in Germany 1985-2007
IZA
This paper deals with concepts of multidimensional poverty measurement and applies them to Germany
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-05-15
Labor Market and Income Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany
IZA
A discussion paper analyzing the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage in Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-05-15
Wage Effects of Non-Wage Labour Costs
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies short- and long-term wage effects of two important elements of non-wage labour costs: firing costs and payroll taxes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-27
A Modern Framework for Measuring Poverty and Basic Economic Security
CEPR
A US study proposing a new framework for measuring poverty and basic economic security in the United States. Instead of being limited to the “extremely-low-income-only” approach the current poverty line and administration’s proposed Supplemental Income Poverty Measure (SIPM) represent, this framework should utilize measures of low income and other forms of economic hardship related to low income
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-27
Impact of Past Adoption Practices: Summary of Key Issues from Australian Research
AIFS
An Australian paper reviewing existing research literature about past adoption practices
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-26
Family Location and Caregiving Patterns from an International Perspective
IZA
This discussion paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-25
Opportunity and Ownership over the Life Cycle
Urban Institute
This US brief explores asset-building strategies, drawing on the suggestions from a roundtable of asset, education, housing, and retirement policy experts. Policies to combat poverty and build wealth should account for people's needs and abilities to acquire assets over a lifetime. The paper looks at typical saving patterns over the life cycle and recommends ways to craft more integrated wealth-building policies.
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-23
Mortgage Default in Australia: Nature, Causes and Social and Economic Impacts
AHURI
This 91-page Australian report presents and analyses primary data gathered from a survey of defaulting mortgagors and a number of follow-up interviews, in order to better understand the factors mainly responsible for borrowers falling into mortgage repayment difficulties, the range of impacts on their lives and the clues all this might give for sensible policy development
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-14
European Social Policy: What's Wrong with EU2020?
ETUI
A 7-page policy brief critically assessing the EU Commission's 2020 strategy paper on social policy
Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-11
Kinship Care in NSW: Finding a Way Forward
ACWA
An Australian study of the issues surrounding the support and supervision of kinship care
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-29
Cream-Skimming, Parking and Other Intended and Unintended Effects of Performance-Based Contracting in Social Welfare Services
IZA
This 52-page dicussion paper analyzes the incentive effects of performance-based contracts, as well as their impacts on provider job placement rates, using unique data on cohorts of unemployed and disabled workers that were assigned to private social welfare providers
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-28
Taxing Children: The Re-Distributive Role of Child Benefits - Revisited
CESifo
This 48-page working paper calls for subsidizing children (via child allowances) to enhance egalitarian objectives
Taxation, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-26
The Distributional Impact of Public Services When Needs Differ
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper proposes a theory-based framework designed to provide a coherent evaluation of the distributional impact of local public services
Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-25
Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
CESifo
This 45-page working paper examines the causal implications of an expansion in female sports participation in high schools
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-19
Start-Up Subsidies for the Unemployed: Long-Term Evidence and Effect Heterogeneity
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper uses administrative and survey data from a large sample of participants in two distinct start-up programs and a control group of unemployed individuals. It finds that over 80% of participants are integrated in the labor market and have relatively high labor income five years after start-up
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-18
The Design of Unemployment Transfers: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Life-Cycle Model
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper analyzing the employment, fiscal and welfare effects induced by unemployment insurance
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-18
Securing Good Care for More People: Options for Reform
King's Fund
This 73-page UK report reviews the funding of social care for older people
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-17
The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility
IZA
This 46-page discussion paper seeks to identify the structural parameters that govern the intergenerational elasticity of income
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-10
Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 504-page Australian study of the not-for-profit sector, focusing on improving the measurement of the sector's contributions and removing obstacles to maximising its contributions to society
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-03-04
Retire Later or Work Harder?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews the theory, models the trade-off between later retirement versus increased work intensity, produces relevant background facts, and provides estimates of the policy trade-offs
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-04
Ageing and the Welfare State: Securing Sustainability
CESifo
This 29-page working paper examines how some countries have made substantial progress in securing the long-term sustainability of their welfare systems
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-24
Gender and Racial Biases: Evidence from Child Adoption
CESifo
This 51-page US working paper uses a new data set on domestic child adoption to document the preferences of potential adoptive parents over born and unborn babies relinquished for adoption by their birth mothers
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-20
Drug Use in New Zealand: Key Results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 233-page report presents the key findings about drug use and drug-related harm among New Zealand adults, from the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey
Drug Abuse, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-12
Child Protection Australia 2008-09
AIHW
This 128-page report contains comprehensive information relating to state and territory child protection and support services, and the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-05
What is an Adequate Standard of Living during Retirement?
CESifo
A 36-page working paper addressing the question of what constitutes an adequate standard of living during retirement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-04
Child Care and Early Education in Australia
FaHCSIA
This 222-page report tracked almost 10,000 children and their families over two years from 2004, to find out detailed information about their lives and experiences
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-04
Approaches to Research Priorities for Policy: A Comparative Study
NCVER
This 16-page Australian paper uses two contrasting case studies of Scotland and Australia to consider the extent to which it is feasible to align academic research investment with policy priorities
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-02
Why is There a Spike in the Job Finding Rate at Benefit Exhaustion?.
CentER
This 41-page Dutch discussion paper examines the reasons for a spike in the job-finding rate when unemployment benefits end
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-01
Policies to Create and Destroy Human Capital in Europe
IZA
This 112-page discussion paper examines different policies capable of creating or diminishing human capital
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-29
Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms
AIFS
This 405-page report provides an evaluation of the 2006 changes to the Australian family law system
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-28
Intentions and Results: A Look Back at the Adoption and Safe Families Act
Urban Institute
A series of papers (138-pages) examining the effects of the US Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and its implementation
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-25
Reform: Housing 2009
Australian Law Reform Commission
This 93-page Australian report focuses on the ability to provide adequate housing for everyone
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-22
Income Support Systems, Labor Market Policies and Labor Supply: The German Experience
IZA
The aim of this 37-page discussion paper is to give a brief overview of the German income support systems and labor market polices, their recent reforms and – where already possible –effects of these reform
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-18
Factors Affecting Participation in Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes and Successful Reintegration: A Review of the Evidence
Home Office - UK
A 23-page UK report on factors affecting participation in assisted voluntary return programmes for asylum seekers and others
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
Benefit Duration, Unemployment Duration and Job Match Quality: A Regression-Discontinuity Approach
IZA
A 37-page discussion paper identifying the effect of extended benefit duration on unemployment duration and post-unemployment outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
Cultural Integration in Germany
IZA
This 57-page discussion paper investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to natives differentiating by gender and immigrant generation
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
The Role of Ombudsmen in Assuring Quality
NHPF
This US background paper discusses the role of long-term care ombudsmen and highlights selected issues regarding the capacity of the program to promote quality care and advance the rights of residents
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-14
A Bit Rich?
NEF
This 44-page UK report uses new quantification techniques to calculate the value created for society by a range of different professions. For each, the authors measured the conventional economic returns, such as the number of jobs created, as well as key environmental impacts, including climate change effects, and social impacts, for example contribution to individual or community well-being
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-14
Developing a New Zealand Settlement Knowledge Base
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 43-page report is the second of a significant settlement research project that aims to identify and measure indicators for the systematic approach that the New Zealand Government has implemented. This approach aims to strengthen settlement outcomes for new migrants and refugees who have come to live and work in New Zealand
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-11
The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increases in Students' Educational
Rand Corporation
This 143-page US study examines the financial benefits that taxpayers, regardless of whether they have children in school, realize from increases in educational attainment of today's youth
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-10
Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York Ciy
Rand Corporation
This 309-page US study reports on an independent longitudinal evaluation of the 5th-grade promotion policy adopted in New York City schools
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-10
Getting On: Well-being in Later Life
IPPR
This 60-page report reviews UK policies for older people and international practice, as well as the priorities of older people in urban versus rural locations. It concludes with recommendations for action, which signal a fresh approach to later life and seek to challenge outdated assumptions
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-12-15
Exploration of Local Variations in the Use of Anti-social Behaviour Tools and Powers
Home Office - UK
This 40-page UK study explores local variations in the use of anti-social behaviour tools and powers and builds a picture of how interventions are being used in local areas
Social Policy, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-12-02
Social Inclusion and Social Citizenship: Towards a Truly Inclusive Society
This 41-page Australian paper examines the concept of social inclusion in order to determine its usefulness as a framework for social policy
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-24
Should We Expand the Use of Pay-for-Performance in Health Care?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 23-page Australian research paper examines the evidence on the impact of P4P schemes in health care
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-24
Pension Reform: How Canada can Lead the World
C.D. Howe Institute
This 36-page Canadian lecture proposes a two-pronged plan for turning supplemental pension arrangements into an integrated, effective system
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-19
Australia's Welfare 2009
AIHW
A 364-page comprehensive and authoritative source of national information on welfare services in Australia
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-17
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Size of Government
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper analyzing the political sustainability of the welfare state in an environment where immigration is the main demographic force and where governments are able to influence the size and skill composition of immigration flows
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-15
Unlocking Potential, Transforming Lives: An Evaluation of Crisis SmartSkills, a Personalised Accredited Learning Programme
Crisis
This 58-page UK publication explores the difference that personalised learning alongside access to accommodation made to the lives of people with experience of homelessness
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-13
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Early Childhood Intervention: Evidence from a Randomised Evaluation of a Parenting Programme
IZA
This discussion paper evaluates of an early childhood intervention programme aimed at improving the skills and parenting strategies of parents, particularly those who find their child's behaviour difficult or challenging
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from England
IZA
This 27-page discussion paper aims to analyze the potential trade-off for ethnic minorities between sticking to their own roots and labour market success
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind
Rand Corporation
This 309-page US report provides a longitudinal evaluation of the 5th-grade promotion policy in New York City. Their findings, presented in this volume, provide a comprehensive picture of how the policy was implemented, the impact of the policy on student academic and socioemotional outcomes, and the links between the policy's implementation and the outcomes of at-risk student
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increases in Students' Educational Attainment
Rand Corporation
A 142-page US study illustrating how increases in educational attainment benefit taxpayers—regardless of whether they have children in school—because more highly educated people tend to pay more in taxes, are less likely to use social support programs, and are less likely to commit crime
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Palestine: Salvaging Fatah
Crisis Group
This 39-page report examines the current state of the 50-year-old movement which has been the heart of Palestinian nationalism. It argues that while Fatah has begun long-overdue internal reforms to revitalise the movement, much remains to be done. In particular, Fatah’s leaders need to clarify its political strategy if it is to play an effective role in leading Palestinians towards a two-state solution
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Benefits That Work
NEF
This 48-page UK report sets out the case for a Community Allowance: an innovative scheme which will create paid work opportunities in trusted community organisations. The Community Allowance combines the objectives of bringing participants closer to employment with doing important work in the communities that they live in
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-11
How Effective Are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
IZA
A 54-page discussion paper providing a comprehensive evaluation of benefit sanctions, i.e. temporary reductions in unemployment benefits as punishment for noncompliance with eligibility requirements
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-10
Eliciting Individual Preferences for Pension Reform
IZA
A 33-page discussion paper using data from a choice experiment to investigate individual preferences for an alternative state pension scheme based around preferences for cost, poverty, retirement age and pension parameters
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-06
How Effective are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
CentER
This 53-page Dutch discussion paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of benefit sanctions, i.e. temporary reductions in unemployment benefits as punishment for noncompliance with eligibility requirements
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-05
Are Lone Mothers Responsive to Policy Changes? Evidence from a Workfare Reform in a Generous Welfare State
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper analyzes the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of the generous welfare system for lone mothers
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
Dynamic Benefits: Towards Welfare that Works
CSJ
The 20-page executive summary of a UK report presenting a review of the UK benefits system and proposals for a radical recasting of state support for the jobless and low-paid
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-02
What Future for Social Investment?
Institute for Futures Studies
This 196-page Swedish report assesses the diversity feasibility, but also the relevance of the social investment strategy in Europe
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-30
Social Harm and Crime at a Global Level
CCJS
A 6-page UK lecture examining social harm from the perspective of international relations focussing on the specificproblem in the developing world of child mortality and the link with the limited supply of clean drinking water and sanitation
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-23
Is Social Security Behind the Collapse of Personal Saving?
CESifo
This 23-page US working paper considers the quantitative role of growth in the size of the social security program in contributing to the collapse of personal saving in the U.S. over the last few decades
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-18
Evaluating Mentoring Programs
Public/Private Ventures
A 23-page US methodological brief designed to provide programme operators and researchers with practical advice about how to assess a mentoring programme's implementation and impact
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-10-15
Working Dads: Final Report on the Fathers at Work Initiative
Public/Private Ventures
This 65-page US report presents findings from an evaluation of Fathers at Work, a national demonstration designed to help low-income noncustodial fathers increase their employment and earnings, become more involved in their children's lives, and provide them with more consistent financial support
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-14
Aged Care Packages in the Community 2007-08: A Statistical Overview
AIHW
This 142-page statistical overview provides information on the provision of three types of Australian Government- funded aged care packages. These packages assist people who are eligible for residential aged care to remain in the community in their own homes
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-14
Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 510-page draft Australian report on the contributions of the not-for-profit sector with a focus on improving the measurement of its contributions and on removing obstacles to maximising its contributions tosociety
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-13
The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way
Commonwealth Fund
This 122-page US report offers recommendations for a comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms that could guarantee affordable coverage for all by 2012, improve health outcomes, and slow health spending growth by $3 trillion by 2020—if enacted now to start in 2010
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-14
Does Leaving Welfare Improve Health? Evidence for Germany
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
Improving Savings Incentives for the Poor
NCPA
A 2-page US brief analysis proposing a programme designed to improve savings by low earners
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health
IZA
Using a microsimulation approach, thid discussion paper quantifies the competing public-finance consequences of shifting trends in population health for medical care costs, labor supply, earnings, wealth, tax revenues, and government expenditures (including Social Security and income assistance)
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2009
SSA
This 199-page US report, part of a four-volume series, provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 44 countries in Africa
Social Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-08-16