Social Policy
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
Turning Welfare into a Work Support: Six-Year Impacts on Parents and Children from the Minnesota Family Investment Program
MDRC
A 162-page assessment of the outcomes of a U.S. program designed to encourage work, reduce reliance on public assistance and reduce poverty
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-08-10
How Welfare Reform Worked
Manhattan Institute
This article describes the successes and disappointments of America's welfare reform programme
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-04-17
At Risk Youth: A Transitory State?
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
This 12-page Australian briefing paper draws on existing research on 'at risk' youth and some primary data analysis to consider whether being at risk is a permanent or transitory state
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-03-22
Freedom of Religion and Religious Symbols in the Public Sphere
Library of Parliament - Canada
A 20-page Canadian background paper covering the issues of freedom of religion and religious symbols in the public sphere
Social Policy, Human RightsPosted: 2011-08-08
Unpaid and Paid Care: The Effects of Child Care and Elder Care on the Standard of Living
Levy Institute
This 25-page US working paper highlights the benefits of social care investment
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2011-10-13
Promoting Gender Equality through Stimulus Packages and Public Job Creation
Levy Economics Institute
This 12-page US paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of scaling up South Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme by adding to it a new sector for social service delivery in health and education
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-06-17
Public Employment and Women
Levy Economics Institute
A 41-page US working paper describing the impact of Argentina's Jefes programme on female heads of poor households
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-13
Another Look at the Aged Care Crisis: A Call for Kindness and Justice
Left Focus
This article provides a review of the aged care crisis in Australia and suggests a variety of options for reform
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-03
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
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
Single Person Households and Social Policy: Looking Forwards
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
A 47-page UK study into the implications of the growth of single person households for social policy
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-05-08
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
Immigrant Participation in Welfare Benefits in the Netherlands
IZA
This 21-page discussion paper examines the degree of participation in social assistance, disability and unemployment benefits across ethnic groups using register data of the entire population in the Netherlands
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-12-09
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
The Transition from Work to Retirement
IZA
This 25-page discussion paper shows the dynamic interaction between policy changes, in particular in benefit systems and activation, and changes in the approach of firms and workers to early retirement
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-03-02
Parents' Incomes and Childrens' Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper examines the effect of parental incomes on children's outcomes
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-06-12
Minimum Wage Increases Under Straightened Circumstances
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper studies whether apparently large minimum wage increases in an environment of recession produce clearer evidence of disemployment effects than is typically observed
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-11-02
Reforming Retirement-Income Systems and Lessons from the Recent Experiences of OECD Countries
IZA
A 23-page discussion paper summarizing pension reforms in OECD countries and highlighting the main lessons
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-06-12
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
Pill Power: The Prequel
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper concluding that fertility control, within or outside marriage, emerges as the key enabler of women's educational and professional advancement
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-11
The Impact of Placing Adolescent Males into Foster Care on their Education, Income Assistance and Incarcerations
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper focuses on estimating the impact of placing 16 to 18 year old male youth into care on their rates of high school graduation, and post-majority income assistance receipt and incarceration
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-01-24
Immigration and Welfare State Cash Benefits: The Danish Case
IZA
This 36-page discussion paper summarizes existing evidence on welfare dependence among immigrants in Denmark and supplies new evidence with focus on the most recent years
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-01-09
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
The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines how California's paid family leave (PFL) programme affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labour market outcomes
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-01-16
The Effect of Receiving Supplementary UI Benefits on Unemployment Duration
IZA
A 31-page discussion paper considering the consequences of working part-time on supplementary unemployment insurance benefits in the Danish labour market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-27
A Flying Start? Long Term Consequences of Maternal Time Investments in Children During Their First Year of Life
IZA
A 66-page discussion paper studying the impact on children of increasing the time that the mother spends with her child in the first year by exploiting a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-16
Setting It Right: Employment Protection, Labour Reallocation and Productivity
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper provides a critical review of the recent empirical evidence on the links between regulations affecting the hiring and firing of workers, labour reallocation and productivity growth
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-27
The Relative Efficiency of Active Labour Market Policies
IZA
This 36-page discussion paper re-analyzes the effects of a Danish active labour market program social experiment that included a range of sub-treatments, including monitoring, job search assistance and training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-12
The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes
IZA
This 62-page discussion paper ddresses the role played by Public Sector (PS) employment across different OECD labour markets in explaining: (i) gender differences regarding choices to work in either PS or private sector, and (ii) subsequent changes in female labour market outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-28
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
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
Women's Age at First Marriage and Marital Instability: Evidence from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth
IZA
An 18-page discussion paper examining the implications of women's delayed entry to marriage for marital stability
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-29
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
A Flying Start? Maternity Leave Benefits and Long Run Outcomes of Children
IZA
This discussion paper studies the impact on children of increasing maternity leave benefits using a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave in Norway
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-04
Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits
IZA
This 52-page discussion paper studies how mothers' return to work behavior and labour market outcomes are affected by alternative mixes of key policy parameters
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-04
The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
IZA
This 163-page paper overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviour
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-07
Severance Pay Programs around the World: History, Rationale, Status, and Reforms
IZA
This discussion paper examines severance pay programmes around the world by providing the first ever overview of existing programs, examining their historic development, assessing their economic rationale and describing current reform attempts
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-07
The Effects of a Universal Child Benefit
IZA
This 51-page discussion paper examines the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and family well-being
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-17
The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages, Work and Poverty in Nicaragua
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper studies the impact of changes in legal minimum wages on a host of labor market outcomes in Nicaragua including: a) wages and employment, b) transitions of workers across jobs (in the covered and uncovered sectors) and employment status (unemployment and out of the labor force), and c) transitions into and out of poverty
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-27
Unintended Effects of a Family-Friendly Law in a Segmented Labor Market
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper examines the unintended effects of a family-friendly law in a segmented labour market
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-05-26
Redistribution Policy and Inequality Reduction in OECD Countries: What Has Changed in Two Decades?
IZA
This 90-page discussion paper assesses if, and to what extent, government redistribution policies have slowed or accelerated the trend towards greater income disparities in the past 20-25 years
Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-01
How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers?
IZA
This 50-page discussion paper examines how different types of workers in 17 middle-income countries were affected by labor market retrenchment during the great recession
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-19
The Impact of a Cash Transfer Program on Cognitive Achievement
IZA
A 32-page discussion paper evaluating the impact of a cash transfer programme on cognitive achievement in Ecuador
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-29
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
Introducing Unemployment Insurance to Developing Countries
IZA
This 40-page policy paper identifies key labor market and institutional differences between developed and developing countries, analyzes how these differences affect the working of the standard, OECD-style unemployment insurance (UI) program, and derives a desirable design of unemployment benefit program in developing countries
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-10
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
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
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
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
Vacancy Referrals, Job Search, and the Duration of Unemployment: A Randomized Experiment
IZA
A 28-page discussion paper reporting results from a randomized Swedish experiment where the outcome of vacancy referrals to the unemployed is examined
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-25
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
Following in Your Parents' Footsteps? Empirical Analysis of Matched Parent-Offspring Test Scores
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper explores whether an intergenerational relationship exists between the reading and mathematics test scores, taken at age 7, of a cohort of individuals born in 1958 and the equivalent test scores of their offspring measured in 1991
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-20
On Mandatory Activation of Welfare Recipients
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper investigates whether mandatory activation programs for welfare recipients have effects on welfare participation, employment and disposable income
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-02-01
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
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
Caught in the Trap? The Disincentive Effect of Social Assistance
IZA
A discussion paper investigating the disincentive effect of social assistance on single males
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-19
IQ and Family Background: Are Associations Strong or Weak?
IZA
This 12-page discussion paper studies the intergenerational transmission of abilities. It uses a large representative sample of Swedish men to examine both intergenerational and sibling correlations in IQ
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-29
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
Stepping Stone or Dead End? The Effect of the EITC on Earnings Growth
IZA
This discussion paper examines whether the jobs taken by single mothers as a result of the US EITC incentives are “dead-end” jobs or jobs that have the potential for earnings growth
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-05-06
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
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
Assessing the Impact of a Wage Subsidy for Single Parents on Social Assistance in Canada
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper investigates the impact of a wage subsidy for single parents on social assistance
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-04-26
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
Cheaper Child Care, More Children
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper studying the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-01-30
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
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
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
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
The Effect of Community-Level Socio-Economic Conditions on Threatening Racial Encounters
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper analyzes the relationship between local socio-economic conditions and the propensity for outsiders to have threatening racial encounters with insiders.
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-24
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
The Impacts of Labor Market Policies on Job Search Behavior and Post-Unemployment Job Quality
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines empirically the impacts of labour market policies – in terms of unemployment insurance (UI) and active labor market programs (ALMP) – on the duration and outcome of job search and on the quality of a subsequent job
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-11
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
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
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
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
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
Welfare and Employment: A European Dilemma?
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper examining the comprehensive welfare and labor market reforms undertaken by most of the EU member states in the years since the 1990s
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-15
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
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
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
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
The Long-Term Effects of Job Search Requirements: Evidence from the UK JSA Reform
IZA
This 52-page discussion paper investigates long-term returns from unemployment compensation, using variation from the UK JSA reform of 1996, which implied a major increase in job search requirements for eligibility and in the related administrative hurdle.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-04
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
The Threat of Monitoring Job Search: A Discontinuity Design
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper on the effects of monitoring the job search effort of long-term unemployed benefit claimants
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-03
The Persistence of Welfare Participation
IZA
A 35-page discussion paper examining the persistence of welfare participation in Sweden among Swedish-born and foreign-born households
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-10-31
Alternative Labor Market Policies to Increase Economic Self-Sufficiency
IZA
A 71-page US discussion paper evaluating policies used in the US to increase economic self-sufficiency
Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-06
Turning Unemployment into Self-Employment: Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Start-Up Programmes
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper examines the effectiveness and efficiency of two German self-employment start-up programmes for the unemployed
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-16
Structural Estimation of Search Intensity
IZA
A 60-page discussion paper presenting a framework for evaluating policies intended to increase job search intensity
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-09-25
New Insights on Unemployment Duration and Post-Unemployment Earnings in Germany
IZA
This 42-page working paper estimates the effects of benefit entitlement periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment duration and post-unemployment earnings in West Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-19
A New Framework for the Analysis of Inequality
IZA
This 56-page discussion paper describes recent methodological advances that enable one to determine how policies shift people across economic sectors
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-01-28
The Impact of Welfare Reform on Leaver Characteristics, Employment and Recidivism
IZA
A 62-page discussion paper analyzing ther characteristics and employment of welfare recipients in two US states
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-06
Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit and Employment
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper studies the effects of minimum wages and the Earned Income Tax Credit in the post-welfare reform era in the US
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-20
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
How to Help Unemployed Find Jobs More Quickly
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper investigates how a mandatory activation programme in Denmark affects the job-finding rate of unemployed workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-19
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
Training the Unemployed in France
IZA
A 42-page discussion paper examining the impact of public-sponsored training programmes on transition rates out of unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-12-27