Social Policy
Strategies for Equality and Inclusion
Victorian Council of Social Service
Links to papers presented at Australia's VCOSS Congress 2004, covering topics such as community strengthening, early childhood, affordable housing, human rights, vulnerable families, asylum seekers and refugees
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-09-14
Strategies for Increasing Participation in TANF Education and Training Activiities
Center for Law and Social Policy
A 16-page US paper summarizing research on the contribution of skills and credentials to labour market success and the lessons learned about effective welfare-to-work training and postsecondary education strategies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-05-03
Strengthening Canada: The Socio-Economic Benefits of Sport Participation in Canada
Conference Board of Canada
This 60-page Canadian report deals with the benefits of sports participation in terms of health, education, social cohesion and the economy
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-09-14
Strengthening Private Sources of Retirement Savings for Low Income Families
Urban Institute
This 12-page U.S. brief provides data on the assets of U.S. households and discusses options for increasing levels of savings and retirement security, especially for low- and moderate-income families
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-10-05
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
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
Supporting Parents, Safeguarding Children
Commission for Social Care Inspection
This 60-page UK report finds that the situation of children at risk can be improved by providing improved support for their parents
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-02-14
Sustainable Social Spending
CESifo
A 42-page working paper discussing a number of threats to the sustainability of social spending
Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-01-25
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
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
TANF Caseload Composition and Leavers Synthesis Report
Urban Institute
This 185-page US report synthesises research on the composition of the welfare caseload and the status of welfare leavers since the federal welfarte reforms of 1996
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-10-10
Taxing Children: The Re-Distributive Role of Child Benefits - Revisited
CESifo
This 48-page working paper calls for subsidizing children (via child allowances) to enhance egalitarian objectives
Taxation, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-26
Ten Steps to Reforming Baby Boomer Retirement
National Center for Policy Analysis
This 40-page US study outlines 10 steps that could be taken to secure the retirement of baby boomers and future generations of retirees
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-04-04
The 6.2 Percent Solution: A Plan for Reforming Social Security
Cato Institute
A 16-page proposal for giving U.S. workers ownership and control over their retirement funds
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-26
The Arts and Achievement in At-risk Youth
National Endowment for the Arts
A 28-page US report finding that at-risk students who have access to the arts in or out of school also tend to have better academic results, better workforce opportunities, and more civic engagement
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-04-13
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
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
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 Changing Role of Welfare in the Lives of Low-Income Families with Children
Urban Institute
A 91-page US report on how well low-income families have fared since the welfare system was overhauled in 1966
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-31
The Compatability of Dependency Information Across Three Aged and Community Care Programs
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 102-page report was commissioned by the Australian government to assist policy development, program planning and monitoring
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-31
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 Core Analytics of Randomized Experiments for Social Research
MDRC
This 41-page US paper examines the core analytics of randomized experiments for social research
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-11-01
The Cottage Service for Highly Disadvantaged Children in Fitzroy: A Review
Brotherhood of St Laurence
This 69-page evaluation of the Cottage Centre for Families and Children shows that it was an effective model for assisting families with complex needs. Defining principles included early intervention, considering the child in the context of family and community; and treating parents as expert partners
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-22
The Current State of Multiculturalism in Canada
Department of Citizenship and Immigration - Canada
This 38-page Canadian report was commissioned to determine which multiculturalism issues are important nationwide and require the development of further research
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-02-21
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
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 Development of Egalitarianism, Altruism, Spite and Parochialism in Childhood and Adolescence
CESifo
This 38-page working paper studies how the distribution of other-regarding preferences develops with age
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2011-03-15
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
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
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 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
The Economic Impact of Local Living Wages
Economic Policy Institute
This 25-page U.S. briefing paper examines the economic impact of local living wage policies in the U.S.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-02-24
The economics of co-ethnic employment: Incentives, welfare effects and policy options
Tinbergen Institute
This 32-page discussion paper looks at over-representation of workers of the same ethnic group within firms from the standpoint of the employees themselves and society generally, assessing both short-term and long-term effects
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-03
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
The Effect of Benefits Level on Take-up Rates: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Falk Institute
A 31-page Israeli paper investigating the relationship between the lavel of social security benefits and take-up rates
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-01-18
The Effect of Child Care on Family Structure: Theory and Evidence
CESifo
This 37-page paper studies the effect of child care provision on family structure
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-04-24
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
The Effect of Direct Democracy on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland
CESifo
This paper examines the influence of direct democracy on income distribution
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-21
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
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
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
The Effectiveness of Child Care Benefit at Improving Returns to Work for Women
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
A 23-page Australian paper examining how effective child care benefit is in improving the returns to work for women with young children
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2005-02-15
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 Effects of Benefit Sanctions on Lone Parents' Employment Decisions and Moves into Employment
DWP
The findings of a 110-page UK study exploring the effects of benefit sanctions on lone parents' employment decisions
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-08
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 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 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
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 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
The Graying of the Middle Kingdom: The Demographics and Economics of Retirement Policy in China
Center for Strategic and International Studies
This 40-page report explores the economic and social implications of China's coming age wave and urges the adoption of funded pensions as an important part of the solution
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-19
The Hidden Truth about Homelessness: Experiences of Single Homelessness in England
Crisis
This 74-page UK study aims to expose the extent of hidden homelessness, explore the experiences and needs of single homeless people who are hidden and identify the consequences of living in such marginalised and insecure circumstances
Housing, 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
The Impact of Changing Demographics and Pensions on the Demand for Housing and Financial Assets
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
A 42-page U.K. discussion paper examining the impact of ageing and the reform of social security on the demand for housing and the level of owner-occupation
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2006-01-25
The Impact of Child Support Payments on the Labour Supply Decisions of Resident Mothers
AIFS
This 34-page Australian paper examines the effect of child support payments on separated mothers' employment
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-19
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
The Impact of Household Capital Income on Income Inequality
DIW
A 26-page German paper analyzing the contribution of capital income to income inequality in a cross-country comparison
Economic Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-06-04
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
The Impact of Pathways to Work: Research Report 485
DWP - UK
This 108-page UK report examines the impact of the Pathways to Work incapacity reform pilots
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-06-19
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
The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime
IZA
A 38-page US discussion paper calculating the impact of unilateral divorce on crime rates
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-17
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
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
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
The Integration of Homelessness, Mental health and Drug and Alcohol Services in Australia
AHURI
This 54-page Australian study aims to increase understanding of the ways in which homelessness, mental health and drug and alcohol services can be coordinated or integrated to provide services to homeless people
Social Policy, HousingPosted: 2010-08-04
The Labor Market and Young Black Men: Updating Moynihan
Urban Institute
A 26-page US paper reviewing the Moynihan Report and the causes and policy implications of trends in employment of young black men
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-07
The Licensing of Sex Work in Australia and New Zealand
Elaw
A 19-page paper comparing the existing systems for licensing sex work in Australia and New Zealand
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-27
The Long-Term Care Partnership Program: Issues and Options
Brookings Institution
An 11-page issue brief examining the Long-Term Care Partnership Program, a pilot scheme designed to encourage U.S. citizens to purchase an affordable amount of LTC insurance cover by assuring them additional LTC services through the Medicaid programme
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-31
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
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
The Major Roadblock to Muslim Assimilation in Europe
Brookings
An article on the difficulties involved in Muslim assimilation in Europe
European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-22
The Neighbourhood Challenge
Nesta UK
A 42-page UK report examining how communities can lead meaningful change in their neighbourhoods
Urban Issues, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-21
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
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 Outcomes of 1996 Welfare Reforms
Brookings Institution
A 12-page US House testimony assessing the outcomes of the welfare reforms of 1996
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-07-25
The Pains of Privatization: How Contracting Out Hurts Health Support Workers, Their Families, and Health Care
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
A 53-page Canadian report criticising the privatization of health services in British Columbia
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-05-04
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
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 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
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
The Power of Jurisdiction in Promoting Social Policies in Smaller States
UNRISD
This 40-page paper argues that a stronger appreciation of strategic issues, institutional practices, legal features, regulatory capacities and behavioural response mechanisms would help in understanding why some small states succeed while others do not
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-04-01
The Prevalance and Heterogeneity of At-Risk and Pathological Gamblers: The Danish Case
SFI
A 22-page Danish working paper showing the prevalence of at-risk, problem and pathological gamblers among adult Danes
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-01-10
The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development
United Nations
This 236-page edition of the Human Development Report celebrates the contributions of the human development approach to improve people’s well-being
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-09
The Relationship Between Crime and Gaming Expenditure in Victoria
Department of Justice
This 83-page study investigates the relationship between gaming expenditure and crime in Victoria, Australia, especially income-generating crimes
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-21
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 Role of Community Housing Organisations in Meeting the Housing and Support Needs of People who are Homeless
AHURI
This 51-page Australian study examines the role of CHOs in addressing homelessness and whether the sector will have the capacity to provide sustainable housing and support to this group in the context of expansion of the sector
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-05-19
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
The Role of Vocational Education and Training in Welfare to Work
NCVER
This 42-page Australian report investigates the role that VET can play in the transition from welfare to work
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-05-14
The Role of Workfare in Striking a Balance between Incentives and Insurance in the Labour Market
CESifo
This 38-page working paper studies the effects of workfare policies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-05-20
The Safety and Wellbeing of Children in Families with Multiple and Complex Problems
AIFS
This 24-page Australian paper presents evidence regarding the extent to which parental substance misuse, domestic violence and parental mental health problems co-occur and discusses the wider context of exclusion and disadvantage.
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-15
The Scandinavian Model: Prospects and Challenges
CESifo
This 35-page paper discusses how current challenges affect the need and scope for reforms to the Scandinavian welfare model
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-22
The Science of Prevention for Children and Youth
Australian Review of Public Affairs
This 15-page Australian paper documents the potential of prevention and argues for prevention science as a framework for advancing a coherent, evidence-based approach to address the problems of Australian children and youth
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-23
The Skid Row Collaborative 2003-2007: Process Evaluation
Urban Institute
This 28-page US report examines a homelessness project that moved chronically homeless disabled people into housing and helped them with health, mental health, substance abuse and other supportive services
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-09-22
The Social Benefits and Economic Costs of Taxation
CCPA
A 55-page Canadian study comparing the social benefits and economic costs of taxation in high- and low-tax countries
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-23
The Stability of Mixed Income Neighbourhoods in America
IZA
This 61-page discussion paper sketches out the empirical implications of slow transition towards mixed income neighbourhoods in the US
Urban Issues, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-11
The State of Social Care in England 2004-05
Commission for Social Care Inspection - UK
A 127-page report on the state of social care services in England (single page linking to all sections)
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-13
The State of Society: Measuring Economic Success and Human Well-Being
Urban Institute
This 94-page US study identifies 14 categories measuring national well-being that go beyond gross domestic product’s snapshot of how a society and its economy are faring. It proposes that new measures assess the well-being of all segments of society—women, children, the elderly, and racial and other minorities
Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-06-03
The Territory as Parent: Review of the Safety of Children in Care in the ACT and of ACT Child Protection Management
ACT Government
This 236-page Australian report follows an investigation into all aspects of child protection in the ACT
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-28
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 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 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