Social Policy
Community Cohesion and Neighbourhood Management
CLG
A 34-page UK report exploring the role that neighbourhood management can play in promoting community cohesion
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-10-06
Community Cohesion Impact Assessment and Community Conflict Prevention Tool
CLG- UK
A 24-page UK guidance tool designed for local authorities to test whether planned activitiies are likely to have a positive impact on community cohesion
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-02-06
Community Mental Health Care 2000-01
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 118-page Australian working paper presents statistics and data collated with the objective of ascertaining, "Who receives what services from whom, at what cost and with what effect?"
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-07
Community Policing in Australia
AIC
A 92-page overview of what is currently known about community policing in Australia
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-01-26
Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper analyzes how employment subsidies should be targeted
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-06-25
Compulsion in Active Labour Market Programs
UVT
A 27-page Dutch discussion paper examining the compulsion and treatment effects in active labour market programmes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-10
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
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
Coordinated and Integrated Human Service Delivery Models
Social Policy Research Centre
This 50-page report presents evidence of the use of coordinated and integrated human service delivery in Australia, the U.K., Ireland and the U.S.
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-04-29
Countering Online Radicalisation in Australia
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
The report of a policy forum held to examine approaches to countering online radicalisation in Australia (single page linking to each contribution)
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-14
Countering Radicalization in America
USIP
This 16-page report explains how the US has begun devising a comprehensive counterradicalization strategy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-10
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
Creating Better Communities: A Study of Social Capital Creation in Four Communities
The Benevolent Society
This 28-page Australian report examines what makes communities inclusive and caring
Social Policy, Urban IssuesPosted: 2008-02-12
Creating Learning Spaces for Refugees: The Role of Multicultural Organisations in Australia
NCVER
Through the experiences of refugees from Bosnia, Iraq and Sudan, this 53-page research study explores the role multicultural community organisations play in creating important informal networks and learning spaces that connect people from refugee backgrounds to the wider Australian community
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-11
Criminal Obsessions: Why Harm Matters More Than Crime
CCJS
A 100-page UK critique of conventional criminological approaches to social issues
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-01
Cultural and Linguistic Inclusion?
National Ethnic Disability Alliance
This 52-page Australian literature review explores the definitions and measures of social exclusion, social inclusion and social cohesion through an analysis of literature and indicators from Australia and the United Kingdom. It also explores how measures of cultural diversity can be built into understanding and measuring social inclusion in Australia
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-03-03
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
Cultural Transmission of Work-Welfare Attitudes and the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare Receipt
CEPR
This 40-page Australian discussion paper considers the potential for the cultural transmission of attitudes toward work, welfare, and individual responsibility to explain the intergenerational correlation in welfare receipt
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-20
Cultural Transmission of Work-Welfare Attitudes and the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare Receipt
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper considers the potential for the cultural transmission of attitudes toward work, welfare, and individual responsibility to explain the intergenerational correlation in welfare receipt
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-02
Cultural Vitality in Communities: Interpretation and Indicators
Urban Institute
This 104-page US report describes a method for measuring cultural vitality in communities
Urban Issues, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-21
Culture and Wellbeing: The Case of Indigenous Australians
Centre for Labour Market Research
This 29-page Australian paper argues that indigenous culture should be viewed as a potential part of the solution to indigenous disadvantage in Australia, and not as part of the problem
Indigenous Affairs, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-12
December International Update
U.S. Social Security Administration
This 4-page U.S. bulletin reports on public and private pensions developments in the Netherlands, U.K. and Peru, with sections on Latin America and a U.N. report
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2005-01-12
Defining and Measuring Social Cohesion: Social Policies in Small States Series, No. 1
UNRISD
A 40-page paper examining the concept of social cohesion in policy debates and assessing its role in social development
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-03
Defining 'Quality' In Social Policy Research
Social Policy Association
This 24-page UK study investigates how social policy researchers and research users conceptualise 'quality' in social policy research
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-08-07
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
Delivering Choice at the End of Life
King's Fund
A 54-page descriptive analysis of the impact and costs of a UK program designed to deliver choice at the end of life
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-05-16
Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper addresses the question of how much of adult life satisfaction is predicted by childhood traits, parental characteristics and family socioeconomic status
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-12
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
Developments in Family Policy in Portugal in 2003
Institute of Social Sciences
A 20-page working paper detailing developments in family policy in Portugal during 2003, covering benefits, reconciling work and family life, and the regulation of marriage and other relationships
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-23
Did the 2007 Welfare Reforms for Low Income Parents in Australia Increase Welfare Exits?
Melbourne Institute
A 41-page Australian working paper examining the impacts of recent Australian welfare to work reforms for low income parents of school-aged children who had been in receipt of Parenting Payment for at least one year
Social PolicyPosted: 2012-01-14
Disability Support Pension - New Customer Focus Groups
Social Policy Research Centre
A 38-page Australian report on a series of focus groups exploring the situations, motivations, needs and aspirations of people applying for the Disability Support Pension
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-10-26
Disability Support Pensioners 1984-2004
Parliamentary Library - Australia
A 4-page Australian research note studying the rise in the number of recipients of the Disability Support Pension
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-08-06
Disability Support Pensions (DSP) - The Facts Revealed
Australian Council of Social Service
A 15-page Australian report outlining who receives the Disability Support Pension and why
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-02-01
Disconnected Youth: A Look at 16- to 24-Year Olds Who Are Not Working or In School
CRS
An 82-page US report providing context for Congress about the characteristics of disconnected youth, and the circumstances in which they live
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-28
Distributional Effects of Tax Expenditures
Tax Policy Center
This 27-page US paper examines the distributional effects of three of the largest groups of tax expenditures – those that subsidize owner-occupied housing, medical care, and retirement saving
Taxation, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-06
Diversity of Communities and Economic Development
Economic Growth Center - Yale
This 20-page US discussion paper reviews the literature on the impact of ethnic diversity on economic development
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-23
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
Do Child Characteristics Affect How Children Fare in Families Receiving and Leaving Welfare?
Urban Institute
A 46-page U.S. discussion paper studying the developmental risks of children and adolescents in the families of former recipients and current recipients of welfare
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-20
Do Targeted Hiring Subsidies and Profiling Techniques Reduce Unemployment?
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper examines the effect of targeted hiring subsidies on employment and wages
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-10-29
Do Unemployment Benefits Promote or Hinder Structural Change?
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper evaluating the relationship between unemployment benefits and structural change
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-11
Documentation of 'Care Packages' for Children in OECD's 2003 Tax/Ben Model
SFI
This 44-page Danish working paper consists of documentation for the modelling of schemes implemented in OECD's 2003 Tax/Ben model for use in the 'Carearchitecture' childcare project
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-01-10
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
Does Making Work Still Pay? An Update on the Effects of Four Earnings Supplements on Employment, Earnings and Income
MDRC
A 92-page U.S. report on the effect of earnings supplements on income and poverty
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-09-14
Does Means-Testing Exacerbate Early Retirement?
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
A 52-page U.K. paper analysing the trade-off between means-testing state pension benefits and disincentives to saving and working
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-09-15
Does Parental Unemployment Cause Right-Wing Extremism?
DIW
This 53-page German discussion paper investigates the extent to which the experience of parental unemployment during childhood affects young people's far right-wing attitudes and xenophobia
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-01
Does Subjective Left-Right Position Have a Causal Effect on Support for Redistribution?
SFI
This 40-page Danish paper uses a comparative analysis of Sweden, Germany and Norway to study the connection between political values and support for redistribution
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-05-25
Does "Work for the Dole" Work?
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research
This 40-page Australian working paper examines the effect of a community-based work experience program on exiting unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-29
Don't Stop Me Now: Preparing for an Aged Population
Audit Commission - UK
This 76-page report examines the challenges and opportunities facing England as its population ages
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-14
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
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
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise
Rand Corporation
A 201-page U.S. review of research shedding light on effective early childhood intervention programmes
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-01-16
Early Retirement Behaviour in the Netherlands: Evidence from a Policy Reform
Tinbergen Institute
This 40-page discussion paper examines early retirement behaviour in the Netherlands, and how it has been influenced by policy reform
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-03-10
Earnings Over the Lifecycle: The Mincer Earnings Function and its Application
IZA
This 111-page discussion paper studies how earnings are distributed across the population, and why
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-30
Economic and Ethnic Polarisation among Children in Sweden in Three Metropolitan Areas
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper investigates issues of economic and ethnic segregation in Swedish cities from the perspective of children
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-12-04
Economic Exclusion, Social Exclusion and Social Integration in an Enlarged European Union
Economic and Social Research Institute
A 43-page working paper seeking to combine regional and social exclusion perspectives on economic exclusion in the enlarged EU
Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-03-02
EFA Global Monitoring Report 2009
UNESCO
A new report from UNESCO, monitoring progress towards universal education, argues that the failure of governments across the world to tackle deep and persistent inequalities in education is consigning millions of children to lives of poverty and diminished opportunity. The report identifies a range of policies to remedy extreme inequality
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-04
Effective Early Intervention for Youth at Risk of Future Poor Outcomes
DCSF
This 137-page UK study reviews and interprets existing evidence for the risk factors associated with poor outcomes for young people
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-10-30
Effective Practices for Service Delivery Coordination in Indigenous Communities
AIHW
This 13-page Australian paper claims to illustrate that effective coordination of service delivery can yield benefits such as more efficient use of resources and improved working relationships among service providers
Indigenous Affairs, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-12-15
Effectiveness and Efficiency: Priorities for Reducing Red Tape
Australian Council of Social Service
This 9-page Australian briefing sets out priorities for improving the viability and effectiveness of community services by reducing the overly onerous and unnecessary burden of red tape
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-02-24
Effects of Welfare and Employment Policies on Young Children
MDRC
A 20-page policy report on the impact of welfare and employment policies on school achievement by young children in the U.S.
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2005-05-03
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Social Spending
IZA
A 55-page discussion paper investigating the efficiency and effectiveness of social spending in Europe
Social PolicyPosted: 2008-06-11
Efficient and Inefficient Welfare States
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper shows that cross country differences in the generosity and the quality of the welfare state are associated with differences in the trustworthiness of their citizens
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-02-15
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
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
Embedding Research in Practice: Research within Family Relationship Centres in Australia
AFRC
This 17-page Australian briefing paper surveys a sample of research projects undertaken by FRCs established in funding rounds 1 and 2, and provides some insight into the issues of greatest concern to centres in the first few years of operation, the usefulness of reflective practice in service development, and the experience of the research process where external research partners are involved
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-07
Employment Protection versus Flexicurity: On Technology Adoption in Unionised Firms
CESifo
A 28-page working paper analysing how different labour market institutions - employment protection versus flexicurity - affect technology adoption in unionised firms
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-19
Employment Protection, Firm Selection and Growth
IZA
A 41-page working paper analyzing the effect of firing costs on aggregate productivity growth
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-19
Employment, Inequality and the UK National Minimum Wage over the Medium-Term
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper assesses the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on employment and inequality in the UK over the decade since its introduction in 1999
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-11-08
Empowering Women through Education and Influence: An Evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya Program
IZA
This 54-page discussion paper shows how participation in a community-level female empowerment program in India significantly increases participants' physical mobility, political participation, and access to employment
Social PolicyPosted: 2012-02-29
Encouraging Strong Family Relationships
Center for the Study of Social Policy
A 73-page U.S. report examining recent changes in the structure of American families and proposing benchmarks for a framework favouring the healthy formation and maintenance of families
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-26
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
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
Engaging Young People in Volunteering: What Works in Tasmania
Volunteering Tasmania
This 124-page Australian report outlines how to cultivate interest in volunteering among young people , how to create roles that are appropriate for young people, and the characteristics for successful leadership in youth volunteering
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-02
Equal Access? Appropriate and Affordable Childcare for Every Child
Institute for Public Policy Research
This 43-page report argues that the UK government should aim for a childcare system that promotes child development, supports complex family lives and enables parental employment as the best route out of poverty
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-06-13
Estimating the Social Value of Higher Education: Willingness to Pay for Community and Technical Colleges
IZA
The purpose of this 56-page discusssion paper is to estimate the social value of one form of higher education
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-08
European Integration and Convergence of the National Welfare States
Policy Research Initiative
This 8-page Canadian briefing note discusses the pressures that could lead to convergence of welfare systems within the EU
European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-08-15
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
Evaluating Homelessness Prevention
Department for Communities and Local Government - UK
This 12-page UK research summary offers key findings from research into homelessness prevention
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-06-14
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
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
Evaluation of the Working Neighbourhoods Pilot: Year One
Department for Work and Pensions - U.K.
This 90-page U.K. report presents interim findings from the first year of the evaluation of the Working Neighbourhoods Pilot, an approach offering intensive support to help people to gain work
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2005-11-22
Evidence to Date on the Working and Effectiveness of ALMPs in New Zealand
New Zealand Department of Labour
This 80-page New Zealand report summarises the evidence from recent New Zealand employment programme evaluations and compares the results with international evidence on similar programmes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-20
Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development
Economic Policy Institute
This 54-page U.S. report stresses the benefits of publicly funded early childhood development programmes for the children of low-income families
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-26
Experimental Evidence on the Nature of the Danish Employment Miracle
IZA
A 53-page discussion paper assessing the nature of Danish labour market policy effectiveness
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-18
Experiments on Unemployment Benefit Sanctions and Job Search Beh
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 31-page academic discussion paper reports on an experimental study on unemployment benefit sanctions, examining both pre-imposition and post-imposition effects
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-06
Expert Workshop on the Measurement of Social Capital for Public Policy
Policy Research Initiative
This 34-page Canadian report synthesises the proceedings of a workshop held to identify the essential elements of a "toolbox" for analyzing social capital for the purposes of developing and assessing governmental programmes and policies
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-20
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
Exploring New Approaches to Social Policy: Synthesis Report
Policy Research Initiative
This 42-page Canadian report presents a summary of a conference held to discuss population ageing, poverty and social exclusion, and the development of new tools, such as those based on social capital
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-03-31
Exploring the Impacts of Public Childcare on Mothers and Children in Italy: Does Rationing Play a Role?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children's scholastic achievements
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-09
Exploring the Promise of Asset-based Social Policies: Reviewing Evidence from Research and Practice
Government of Canada
This 27-page conference synthesis report summarises a conference convened to investigate the potential of asset-based social policies (as distinct from income support) to diminish poverty
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-20
Exploring Turkishness: Laicite, Religion and Socio-Political Dissociative Personality Disorder in Turkey
FPC
A 3-page article examining the Turkish state's approach to regulating religion and its role in defining Turkish identity
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-11
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
Factors Associated with Relationship Dissolution of Australian Families with Children
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
This Australian report considers whether mental health problems, impaired physical functioning, hazardous levels of alcohol consumption and smoking are associated with later divorce or separation.
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-06
Factors Influencing Social Mobility
DWP - UK
A 112-page literature review examining what facilitates and inhibits social mobility in the UK
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-03
Factors of Risk, Vulnerability and School Readiness Among Preschoolers
IRPP
A 44-page Canadian study examining risk factors and vulnerability among preschool children in Quebec
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-06
Families Through Life
AIFS
Report of "Families Through Life", the July 2008 conference of the Australian Institute of Family Studies (single page linking to individual presentations)
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-07-25
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
Family Ties
Fostering Results
A 12-page U.S. report on the advantages of subsidised guardianship by relatives and other caregivers as an alternative to long-term foster care
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-18
Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper investigates U.S. and Norwegian experience of whether increasing mandatory scholastic attainment through compulsory schooling legislation encourages women to delay childbearing
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-06
Fatally Flawed: The Child Protection Crisis in Australia
CIS
A 40-page Australian monograph examining the child protection crisis in New South Wales
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-05