Social Policy


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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Misleading Statistical Studies

IPS

An 8-page New Zealand study examining how statistical studies can mislead policymakers

Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-01-23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Activation in Integrated Services? Bridging Social and Employment Services in European Countries

Institute for Futures Studies

A 25-page Swedish working paper studying how new integrated services designed to promote the transition from welfare to work have affected government structures, e.g. shifts of responsibility upwards or downwards for both groups, and how encompassing these new services are both with respect to target group and involved actors

Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-21

Generations at War or Sustainable Social Policy in Aging Societies?

Institute for Futures Studies

This 32-page Swedish working paper discusses issues concerning generations, equity and policy in ageing societies

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-08-27

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

Simulating the Future: Pension Wealth and Retirement Saving in Sweden

Institute for Futures Studies

A 59-page study calculating the likely effect of changing the Swedish pension system from a defined benefit system to a notional defined contribution system

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-04-22

France's Flames

Independent Institute

An article alleging that France's welfare system is the root cause of recent rioting

Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-12-02

Making Globalization Socially Sustainable

ILO, WTO

This 339-page report underlines globalization's potential to stimulate productivity and growth but highlights the importance of pursuing trade, employment and social policies together in order to harness this potential

Globalisation & International Trade, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-21

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

The Challenges of Russia’s Demographic Crisis

IFRI

A 28-page French paper examining the main demographic challenges that Russia faces today

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-06-18

The War Between the State and the Family

IEA

An 84-page economic analysis of the effects of UK family policy

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-04-19

Happiness, Economics and Public Policy

IEA

A 60-page UK monograph analyzing the economic research that underlies politicians' growing preoccupation with measures of 'wellbeing'

Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-07-31

Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World

IEA

This 161-page UK monograph surveys the results of government intervention in the market for retirement income provision throughout the world.

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-21

Understanding the Labour Market for Older Workers

IEA

This 25-page UK discussion paper examines retirement practice overseas in studying why retirement is so abrupt in the UK

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-16

From Bismarck to Friedman

IEA

A 9-page discussion paper examining the Chilean pension system

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-10

The Free Economy, the Welfare State and Government Borrowing

IEA

This 14-page UK discussion paper explains how modern welfare states and high levels of public debt undermine human flourishing. The arguments are presented in the context of Catholic social teaching

Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-10

Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World

IEA

This 161-page UK monograph surveys the results of government intervention in the market for retirement income provision throughout the world. The authors begin by looking at high-income democracies in which governments have, to a large degree, taken over the function of providing pensions

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-16

Volunteer Work and Aging: A Comparative Study among American, Brazilian, and Japanese Seniors

IDE

A 113-page Japanese report assessing meanings, motivations, perceived benefits, subjective well-being, psychological adjustment and attitudes towards community among American, Brazilian and Japanese seniors who do voluntary work

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-15

New Kids on the Block

Hoover Institution

A 7-page report of research into the effect of neighbourhood on educational attainment

Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-09-13

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

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

High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40: Summary, Conclusions and Frequently Asked Questions

High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

This 21-page study summary reports on the lifetime effects of a group of poor African Americans randomly divided into a group that received a high-quality pre-school program and a group that did not

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-11-25

Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect - 2003

Health Agency of Canada

This 162-page study presents the major findings of the second cycle of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-12-20

Poverty and Family Life under Welfare-to-Work: The Continuing Failure of Welfare Policy

Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies

A 15-page conference paper dicussing aspects of a study into the lives of poor families and the ramifications of welfare-to-work policies in Australia

Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-06

Third Sector in Partnership Arrangements: Navigating New Waters or Treading Water?

Hawke Institute

This Australian paper examines the true nature of so-called 'partnerships' created between government and the third sector to address social problems

Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-11

Loneliness in Australia

HACRU

A 26-page paper reporting on a national survey examining loneliness in Australia

Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-12-11

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

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

The Welfare State, Thresholds, and Economic Growth

German Institute for Economic Research

This 56-page discussion paper examines the relationship between growing welfare states and economic growth rates

Economic Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-18

How Does EU Enlargement Affect Social Cohesion?

German Institute for Economic Research

A 36-page German working paper examining the consequences of EU enlargement on social cohesion in member countries

European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-07-07

Poverty in America: Consequences for Individuals and the Economy

GAO

US testimony summarizing what is known about the relationship between poverty and adverse social conditions, and the links between poverty and economic growth

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-01-28