Social Policy
The Impact of Disability Benefits: A Feasibility Study
DWP
This 50-page UK feasibility study into the impact of disability benefits aims to summarise the questions and assess alternative research approaches, with a view to launching more detailed investigations.
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-04
Tackling Worklessness: A Review of the Contribution and Role of Local Authorities and Partnerships
CLG
An 82-page UK report on tackling worklessness. It contains recommendations on how multi-agency and cross-sector local partnerships can best tackle worklessness in their communities
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-04
Keeping Skills In Hard Times
DSF
A 27-page Australian report offering proposals to promote the maintenance of skills during the economic downturn
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-06
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2008
SSA
This 231-page US report provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 48 countries in Asia and the Pacific. It summarizes the five main social insurance programs in those countries: old-age, disability, and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; and family allowances
Social Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-03-10
Immigration Can Alleviate the Ageing Problem
EIPA
This 4-page article explains how immigration can alleviate the burden that ageing poses for the welfare states of most Western economies
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-11
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
What Evidence Should Social Policymakers Use?
Treasury - Australia
This 18-page Australiian paper proposes a hierarchy of research methods that can help policymakers sort through a daunting body of research, and may also inform governments' decisions on how to evaluate social policy interventions
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-12
Promoting Social Networks for Older People in Community Aged Care
Social Policy Research Centre / The Benevolent Society
This 6-page Australian briefing draws from the research evidence promising and innovative practices that can be readily adapted and incorporated by care workers and managers into their day-to-day work
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-12
Paid Leave in the States
NCCP
This 12-page US brief examines existing paid leave policies in the US and concludes with recommendations for policymakers considering paid leave.
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-18
Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility
CESifo
This working paper uses Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first enter (primary) school
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-19
Homelessness in Canada: Past, Present, Future
CPRN
This 13-page Canadian paper looks at the evolution of the set of social problems we now call homelessness and the efforts of governments and communities to address them
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-19
Canada’s Hidden Deficit: The Social Cost of Low Literacy Skills
CPRN
A 45-page Canadian study exploring the social costs of low literacy
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-24
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
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
Taking Chances: The Effect of Growing Up on Welfare on the Risky Behaviour of Young People
CEPR
This 42-page Australian discussion paper analyzes the effect of growing up on welfare on young people's involvement in a variety of social and health risks
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-09
Reform of the Australian Retirement Income System
Brotherhood of St. Laurence
An Australian report on the need for policy reforms to the pensions/taxation systems
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-16
Paradigm Shift: Social Justice as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development
ETUI
This 46-page working paper argues that a new paradigm is needed for European and national policies if the challenge of sustainable development is to be answered
Social Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-23
Working in Disadvantaged Communities: What Additional Competencies do we Need?
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
The purpose of this 17-page study was to develop a generic workforce needs assessment tool and to use it to identify the competencies needed by the public health workforce to work effectively in disadvantaged communities
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-24
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
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
Social Protection: A Global Imperative
ODI
A UK opinion on how to realise the G-20 commitment to fund social protection for the poorest countries as part of its global plan for recovery
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-03
Long Overdue: The Macroeconomic Benefits of Paid Parental Leave
Australia Institute
An 8-page Australian policy brief presenting the macroeconomic benefits of paid parental leave
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-05
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
Adequacy of Pension Systems in Europe: An Analysis Based on Comprehensive Replacement Rates
CEPS
This 56-page paper develops indicators to highlight the ability of different national pension systems within Europe to enable individuals to maintain their living standards at retirement
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-05-07
Paid Parental Leave: Support for Parents with Newborn Children
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 585-page Australian report into supporting the parents of newborn children with paid parental leave
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-05-11
Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia...
Senate Standing Committee
The 166-page report considers the funding, planning, allocation, capital and equity of residential and community aged care in Australia
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-05-13
Real Communities
Participation Society
An 8-page Australian essay on making social investments in communities
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-05-13
Reforming Pensions in Europe: Economic Fundamentals and Political Factors
CESifo
This 34-page working paper analyzes pension reforms in Europe and their determinants
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2009-05-13
Housing Insecurity and its Link to the Social Inclusion Agenda
AHURI
This 4-page Australian article examines the multi-dimensional nature of housing insecurity
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-05-26
Is Social Security Part of the Social Safety Net?
CESifo
This 40-page paper focuses specifically on how Social Security affects the poor
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-06-05
Money for Nothing? Australia in the Global Middle Class Welfare Debate
Parliamentary Library of Australia
This 44-page Australian research paper seeks to contribute to understanding of key issues in the debate about middle class welfare through an examination of comparative research into different welfare systems
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-06-11
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
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
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
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
Laying a Solid Foundation: Strategies for Effective Program Replication
Public/Private Ventures
This 41-page US report provides policymakers, practitioners and philanthropists with guidance on how to successfully replicate and expand proven social programs
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-06
How a Reduction of Standard Working Hours Affects Employment Dynamics
CentER
A 20-page Dutch discussion paper analysing the employment effects of a reduction in standard working hours in Portugal
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-07
The Impacts of Foreclosures on Families and Communities: A Primer
Urban Institute
This 54-page US brief summarizes what is known about how foreclosures adversely affect households and their neighborhoods — from children and the elderly to public safety and local property tax revenues. It also looks at policies, programs, and response strategies to prevent or mitigate the fallout
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-07
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
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
This report is part of an annual series depicting child well-being in the areas of family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-10
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 Dynamics of Housing Affordability: Movements in and out of Housing Affordability Stress 2001–2006
AHURI
A 70-page Australian report investigating the dynamics of housing affordability in Australia over the period 2001–06 by tracking the housing affordability trajectories of a nationally representative sample of Australians across a period of six years
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-14
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
The Use of Child Support Money in Meeting Housing Costs
School of Sociology and Social Work
This 7-page Australian paper explores how - and indeed, if - child support money is a useful resource in meeting the housing needs of the children of separated parents and the resident parent who receives the payments
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-14
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
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
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
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
Promising Practices for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Rand Corporation
This US issue brief provides a concise overview of child abuse and neglect prevention, including a summary of the scope of the problem, a discussion of the costs to individuals and society, and promising strategies for prevention
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-29
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
Paid Sick Days Don't Cause Unemployment
CEPR
A 5-page US issue brief examining whether there is a significant relationship between national unemployment rates and legally-mandated access to paid sick days and leave
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-31
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2008
This 183-page annual US report provides programme and demographic information about the people who receive disability benefits,disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, and disabled adult children
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-31
Self‐directed Community Aged Care for People with Complex Needs: A Literature Review
Uniting Care Community Options/Deakin University
This 102-page Australian report critically reviews the literature on older care recipient‐directed care arrangements in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia and highlights the importance to distinguish between Cash‐for‐Care and Self‐Directed Care schemes
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-08-02
Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration
The Joyce Foundation, MDRC
A 20-page US report describing testing strategies to help former prisoners find and keep jobs and stay out of prison
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-08-04
Shut Out: The Experience of People with Disabilities and their Families in Australia
National People with Disabilities and Carer Council
This 79-page Australian discussion paper asked people with disabilities and their families, friends and carers to identify the main barriers to their full participation in the economic and social life of the community
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-08-11
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2009
SSA
This 199-page US report, part of a four-volume series, provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 44 countries in Africa
Social Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-08-16
Does Leaving Welfare Improve Health? Evidence for Germany
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
Improving Savings Incentives for the Poor
NCPA
A 2-page US brief analysis proposing a programme designed to improve savings by low earners
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health
IZA
Using a microsimulation approach, thid discussion paper quantifies the competing public-finance consequences of shifting trends in population health for medical care costs, labor supply, earnings, wealth, tax revenues, and government expenditures (including Social Security and income assistance)
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way
Commonwealth Fund
This 122-page US report offers recommendations for a comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms that could guarantee affordable coverage for all by 2012, improve health outcomes, and slow health spending growth by $3 trillion by 2020—if enacted now to start in 2010
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-14
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
Working Dads: Final Report on the Fathers at Work Initiative
Public/Private Ventures
This 65-page US report presents findings from an evaluation of Fathers at Work, a national demonstration designed to help low-income noncustodial fathers increase their employment and earnings, become more involved in their children's lives, and provide them with more consistent financial support
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-14
Aged Care Packages in the Community 2007-08: A Statistical Overview
AIHW
This 142-page statistical overview provides information on the provision of three types of Australian Government- funded aged care packages. These packages assist people who are eligible for residential aged care to remain in the community in their own homes
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-14
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
Is Social Security Behind the Collapse of Personal Saving?
CESifo
This 23-page US working paper considers the quantitative role of growth in the size of the social security program in contributing to the collapse of personal saving in the U.S. over the last few decades
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-18
Social Harm and Crime at a Global Level
CCJS
A 6-page UK lecture examining social harm from the perspective of international relations focussing on the specificproblem in the developing world of child mortality and the link with the limited supply of clean drinking water and sanitation
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-23
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
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
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
How Effective are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
CentER
This 53-page Dutch discussion paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of benefit sanctions, i.e. temporary reductions in unemployment benefits as punishment for noncompliance with eligibility requirements
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-05
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
Benefits That Work
NEF
This 48-page UK report sets out the case for a Community Allowance: an innovative scheme which will create paid work opportunities in trusted community organisations. The Community Allowance combines the objectives of bringing participants closer to employment with doing important work in the communities that they live in
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-11
Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind
Rand Corporation
This 309-page US report provides a longitudinal evaluation of the 5th-grade promotion policy in New York City. Their findings, presented in this volume, provide a comprehensive picture of how the policy was implemented, the impact of the policy on student academic and socioemotional outcomes, and the links between the policy's implementation and the outcomes of at-risk student
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increases in Students' Educational Attainment
Rand Corporation
A 142-page US study illustrating how increases in educational attainment benefit taxpayers—regardless of whether they have children in school—because more highly educated people tend to pay more in taxes, are less likely to use social support programs, and are less likely to commit crime
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Palestine: Salvaging Fatah
Crisis Group
This 39-page report examines the current state of the 50-year-old movement which has been the heart of Palestinian nationalism. It argues that while Fatah has begun long-overdue internal reforms to revitalise the movement, much remains to be done. In particular, Fatah’s leaders need to clarify its political strategy if it is to play an effective role in leading Palestinians towards a two-state solution
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
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
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
Unlocking Potential, Transforming Lives: An Evaluation of Crisis SmartSkills, a Personalised Accredited Learning Programme
Crisis
This 58-page UK publication explores the difference that personalised learning alongside access to accommodation made to the lives of people with experience of homelessness
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-13
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
Australia's Welfare 2009
AIHW
A 364-page comprehensive and authoritative source of national information on welfare services in Australia
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-17
Pension Reform: How Canada can Lead the World
C.D. Howe Institute
This 36-page Canadian lecture proposes a two-pronged plan for turning supplemental pension arrangements into an integrated, effective system
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-19
Social Inclusion and Social Citizenship: Towards a Truly Inclusive Society
This 41-page Australian paper examines the concept of social inclusion in order to determine its usefulness as a framework for social policy
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-24
Should We Expand the Use of Pay-for-Performance in Health Care?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 23-page Australian research paper examines the evidence on the impact of P4P schemes in health care
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-24
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
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
The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increases in Students' Educational
Rand Corporation
This 143-page US study examines the financial benefits that taxpayers, regardless of whether they have children in school, realize from increases in educational attainment of today's youth
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-10
Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York Ciy
Rand Corporation
This 309-page US study reports on an independent longitudinal evaluation of the 5th-grade promotion policy adopted in New York City schools
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-10
Developing a New Zealand Settlement Knowledge Base
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 43-page report is the second of a significant settlement research project that aims to identify and measure indicators for the systematic approach that the New Zealand Government has implemented. This approach aims to strengthen settlement outcomes for new migrants and refugees who have come to live and work in New Zealand
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-11
The Role of Ombudsmen in Assuring Quality
NHPF
This US background paper discusses the role of long-term care ombudsmen and highlights selected issues regarding the capacity of the program to promote quality care and advance the rights of residents
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-14
A Bit Rich?
NEF
This 44-page UK report uses new quantification techniques to calculate the value created for society by a range of different professions. For each, the authors measured the conventional economic returns, such as the number of jobs created, as well as key environmental impacts, including climate change effects, and social impacts, for example contribution to individual or community well-being
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-14
Factors Affecting Participation in Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes and Successful Reintegration: A Review of the Evidence
Home Office - UK
A 23-page UK report on factors affecting participation in assisted voluntary return programmes for asylum seekers and others
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
Benefit Duration, Unemployment Duration and Job Match Quality: A Regression-Discontinuity Approach
IZA
A 37-page discussion paper identifying the effect of extended benefit duration on unemployment duration and post-unemployment outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
Cultural Integration in Germany
IZA
This 57-page discussion paper investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to natives differentiating by gender and immigrant generation
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
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
Reform: Housing 2009
Australian Law Reform Commission
This 93-page Australian report focuses on the ability to provide adequate housing for everyone
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-22
Intentions and Results: A Look Back at the Adoption and Safe Families Act
Urban Institute
A series of papers (138-pages) examining the effects of the US Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and its implementation
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-25
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
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
Why is There a Spike in the Job Finding Rate at Benefit Exhaustion?.
CentER
This 41-page Dutch discussion paper examines the reasons for a spike in the job-finding rate when unemployment benefits end
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-01