Social Policy
Predicaments in the Futures of Aging Democracies
Institute for Futures Studies
A 31-page Swedish working paper examining the difficulty of policymaking for the sustainability of long-term social security systems
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-04-23
Is Early Retirement Encouraged by the Employer?
Institute for Futures Studies,
This 38-page Swedish paper examines how non-wage costs affect voluntary early retirement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-15
Neo-Liberalism, Free Trade and Unemployment Insurance: The Canadian Counter-Reforms and the Rights of the Unemployed
Institute for Labor Studies
This 11-page paper is an analysis of the transformation of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System in the 1990s
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-01
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
Stepping Stone or Dead End? The Effect of the EITC on Earnings Growth
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 30-page US discussion paper examining whether the jobs taken by single mothers as a result of the EITC incentives are “dead-end” jobs or jobs that have the potential for earnings growth
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-07-21
How Do Welfare Sanctions Work?
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 27-page U.S. discussion paper examining the application of non-compliance sanctions in Wisconsin under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-22
Have Welfare-to-Work Programs Improved Over Time In Putting Welfare Recipients To Work?
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 28-page US discussion paper using data from experimental welfare-to-work programs conducted in the United States to investigate whether the impacts of such programs on employment had been improving over time and whether specific program features influencing such changes can be identified
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-14
Toward Squaring the Circle
Institute for Research on Public Policy
A 28-page Canadian paper examining the work-life balance and its implications for individuals, firms and public policy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-07-01
Social Inclusion of the Hard to Reach
Institute for Social Research
This 51-page Australian report is intended as a practical resource for local councils wishing to engage their communities in decision making and planning. The focus is on how to broaden the range of people represented in council processes, especially those who are reluctant to participate in traditional consultation methods
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-22
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
Welfare Migration in Europe and the Cost of a Harmonized Social Assistance
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page discussion paper exploring the issue of welfare migration across the EU and estimating the costs and benefits of a harmonization of welfare in the Union
European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-04-24
The Long-Term Effects of a Generous Income Support Program: Unemployment Insurance in New Brunswick and Maine, 1940-1991
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 58-page discussion paper studies the long-term effects of a very generous unemployment programme on weeks worked
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-01-17
Get Training or Wait? Long-Run Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed in West Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 57-page discussion paper investigating the long-run effects of state-sponsored training programmes for the unemployed
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-05-12
How Changes in Financial Incentives Affect the Duration of Unemployment
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 44-page discussion paper studying how changes in the benefit replacement rate and the potential duration of benefits affected the duration of unemployment in Austria
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-30
How Changes in Benefits Entitlement Affect Job-Finding: Lessons from the Slovenia "Experiment"
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 48-page discussion paper investigating the effects of reducing the period of unemployment benefit and improving employment services on the exit rate from unemployment in Slovenia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-17
The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 48-page discussion paper examining the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programmes in the U.S. by estimating the effectiveness of sub-programmes
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-03-12
Should We Extend the Role of Private Social Expenditure?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 35-page discussion paper examines claims as to the advantages to be gained from greater reliance on the private sector for the provision of social protection
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-03-29
What is Behind Stagnant Unemployment in Ukraine? The Role of the Informal Sector
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper presents evidence on the determinants of unemployment duration in Ukraine and the roles of benefit receipts and the informal sector
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2005-09-12
Welfare-to-Work, Wages and Growth
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 38-page paper examines the effect of a U.K. welfare-to-work programme on wages and wage growth
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-12
What Mean Impacts Miss: Distributional Effects of Welfare Reform Experiments
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 49-page discussion paper investigating the importance of heterogeneity in welfare reform research
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-09-06
Why Are Fertility and Women's Employment Rates So Low in Italy? Lessons from France and the U.K.
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 41-page discussion paper examining the relationship between women's employment and fertility in Mediterranean countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-31
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
The Consequences of "In-Work" Benefit Reform in Britain: New Evidence from Panel Data
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 74-page discussion paper evaluates the effect of the introduction of the Working Families' Tax Credit (designed to encourage work among low-income families with children) on single mothers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-17
Shifting Perspectives in Pensions
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 22-page discussion paper deals with the relative merits of four types of universal, mandatory pension schemes, with special reference to notional or non-defined contribution schemes
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-10-29
Long-Run Effects of Public Sector Sponsored Training in Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 52-page discussion paper analyses the cost-effectiveness of publicly-funded training programmes for the unemployed in Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-24
Pension Incomes in the European Union: Policy Reform Strategies in Comparative Perspective
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 38-page discussion paper considers the effects of reforms designed to improve the long-term sustainability of public pension systems in the European Union
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-03-29
The Determinants of the Prevalence of Single Mothers: A Cross-Country Analysis
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 38-page discussion paper examines the effect of public assistance, labour market and marriage market conditions and the prevalence of single mothers across countries and over time
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-07-25
The Transition from Welfare to Work and the Role of Potential Labor Income
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 35-page discussion paper examining the influence of the ratio between estimated potential income and the welfare payment level in Germany on the probability of leaving welfare
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-10
The Disability Discrimination Act in the U.K: Helping or Hindering Employment Amongst the Disabled?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 30-page discussion paper examines the impact of the 1996 Disability Discrimination Act in Britain on the employment of disabled people
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-01-29
Tramsformative Social Protection
Institute of Development Studies
A 36-page working paper calling for a radical re-definition and new approach to social protection
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-10-29
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
Building Asset Security Among Low Income Households
Institute on Assets and Social Policy
A 55-page report describing asset-building policies used in the U.S. to build the asset base of low-income households
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-12-24
Strengthening Social Policy: Lessons on Forging Government-Civil Society Policy Partnerships
Institute on Governance
This 133-page report analyzes a series of innovative experiences in Southeast Asia and Canada, which succeeded through the joint efforts of government and civil society
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-02-04
A Response to Critics of Family Planning Programs
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
A 6-page article arguing for the importance of family planning programmes in development
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-08
Radical Islam in France: Internal Problems and External Linkages
IPCS
This 12-page research paper aims to demonstrate that radical Islam in France is a factor of instability due to the widespread socio-economic deprivation of the Muslim community
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-11-09
Preventing Identity Conflicts Leading to Genocide and Mass Killings
IPI
This 32-page policy paper discusses stages in the prevention of identity conflicts and the tools available for the international community to use
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-14
Making the Case for Universal Childcare
IPPR
This 21-page UK paper makes the economic case for universal childcare for preschool-aged children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-12-16
The New Identity Politics 2007
IPPR
A 19-page UK working paper aiming to map the broad parameters of the current debate about identity and public policy
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-26
Parents at the Centre
IPPR
The objective of the research presented in this 37-page UK report is to understand why some parents who are entitled to use early years services don’t normally do so
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-12
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
Rallying Together: Summary of a Research Study of Raleigh's Work with Disadvantaged Young People
IPPR
This 65-page report was commissioned to research the long-term impact of Raleigh, a UK youth development organisation working with disadvantaged young people
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-14
Misleading Statistical Studies
IPS
An 8-page New Zealand study examining how statistical studies can mislead policymakers
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-01-23
Ageing New Zealand: The Growing Reliance on Migrant Caregivers
IPS
This 38-page New Zealand working paper considers immigration of low-skill workers as a part of the measures needed to alleviate the future pressures on the demand for paid caregivers for the elderly
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-22
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States
IRP
A 65-page US discussion paper assessing the effectiveness of means-tested and social insurance programmes in the United States
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-12
Human Services Systems Integration: A Conceptual Framework
IRP
This 20-page US discussion paper develops a set of organising principles and constructs for planning a service integration initiative
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-01-23
Collateral Costs: The Effects of Incarceration on Employment and Earnings Among Young Men
IRP
This 35-page US paper reviews research on the collateral costs and benefits of incarceration in respect of employment and earnings
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-01-23
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
Racial Inequality, Social Cohesion and Policy Issues in Canada
IRPP
This 57-page Canadian paper investigates whether racial inequality has an effect on social cohesion
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-09
Residential Long-Term Care for Canadian Seniors: Nonprofit, For-Profit or Does It Matter?
IRPP
This 52-page study reviews Canadian and US research evidence on the quality of care in residential long-term facilities by ownership characteristics, and considers the policy implications of this evidence
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-11
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
Social Security Coverage and the Labour Market in Developing Countries
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper examining the reasons behind the low rates of participation in old age pension programmes in developing countries
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2007-08-28
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 Effects of In-Work Benefit Reform in Britain on Couples: Theory and Evidence
IZA
A 75-page discussion paper examining the effects of the Working Families' Tax Credit on couples in Britain
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-08-28
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment in Germany: The Last Five Decades
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper studies the development in intergenerational mobility in respect of educational attainment in Germany
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-29
The Effect of Sanctions on the Job Finding Rate: Evidence from Denmark
IZA
A 39-page discussion paper investigating the effect of sanctions of unemployment insurance benefits on the exit rate from unemployment for a Danish sample
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-09-12
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Welfare Migration
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper reviews and discusses major theories and empirical studies about the welfare magnet hypothesis, i.e. whether immigrants are more likely to move to countries with generous welfare systems
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-04-23
Age-Dependent Skill Formation and Returns to Education; Simulation Based Evidence
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper examines the shaping role early childhood has for human capital formation, growth and inequality
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-07-09
What Did All the Money Do?
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper reports on the ineffectiveness of recent German labour market programmes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-06-03
Is Recipiency of Disability Pension Hereditary?
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper addresses whether children's exposure to parents receiving disability benefits induces a higher probability of receiving such benefits themselves
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-05-14
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Pitfalls of Work Requirements in Welfare-to-Work Policies: Experimental Evidence on Human Capital Accumulation in the Self-Sufficiency Project
IZA
This 43-page paper investigates whether policies that encourage recipients to exit welfare for full-time employment influence participation in educational activity
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2012-03-09
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
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
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
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
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
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
Social Policies for a Recovery
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper examines how social policies contribute to a quick and equitable recovery from the crisis and how can they best respond to the difficulties that households continue to face
Social PolicyPosted: 2012-02-23
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
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
Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey
IZA
A 21-page discussion paper reviewing the literature on the effects of active labour market policies for unemployed women in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-10-17
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
Social and Occupational Security and Labour Market Flexibility in Sweden
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper analyzes Sweden's unemployment compensation system and its effects on labour market flexibility
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-02
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
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