Social Policy
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
The Value of Social Care Professionals Working in Extended Schools
NFER
This 75-page UK research explores the impact of social care professionals working within the multi-disciplinary environment of an extended school
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2008-06-11
The Wage-penalty Effect: The Hidden Cost of Maternity Leave
TAI
A 25-page Australian report confirming the findings of overseas research demonstrating that incomes grow less quickly among women returning to the workforce
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-26
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
The Welfare Enigma: Explaining the Dramatic Decline in Canadians' Use of Social Assistance 1993-2005
C.D. Howe Institute
A 32-page study analyzing the factors responsible for the decline in social assistance use in Canada
Social PolicyPosted: 2008-06-20
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
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
Time Series of APW Calculations
Danish National Institute of Social Research
These modules provide a consistent series of impacts on the in-work income of specific family types from different social events such as sickness, unemployment, disability and retirement. Page links to modules for Denmark, Sweden and Finland
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-01
Too Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age
IZA
A 59-page discussion paper examining the role of school starting age on long-term outcomes
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-04-24
Toward Results-Based Social Policy Design and Implementation
CGD
This 42-page US paper shows how Mexico has improved the evidence base for public policy in a number of ways
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-20
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
Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and Social Exclusion
SPRC
This 122-page study advocates a broader approach to the measurement of disadvantage
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-23
Towards Productive Welfare? A Comparative Analysis of 23 OECD Countries
SPRC
This 30-page paper explores the possibility of developing a classification of welfare state types that incorporate both productive and protective elements of social policy
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-31
Tradeoffs Between Equality and Difference: The Crisis of Dutch Multiculturalism in Cross-Channel Perspective
DIIS
This 10-page Danish brief examines the outcomes of Dutch integration policies in a cross-national European perspective
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-07
Training the Unemployed in France
IZA
A 42-page discussion paper examining the impact of public-sponsored training programmes on transition rates out of unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-12-27
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
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
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
Turning Welfare into a Work Support: Six-Year Impacts on Parents and Children from the Minnesota Family Investment Program
MDRC
A 162-page assessment of the outcomes of a U.S. program designed to encourage work, reduce reliance on public assistance and reduce poverty
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-08-10
Twenty Million Future Funds
Centre for Independent Studies
A 16-page Australian issue analysis proposing a redistribution of the government's social security fund to provide all citizens with a personal security fund
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-01-11
Understanding Chinese Society
FPRI
A 3-page US essay on the nature of Chinese society
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-04-12
Understanding Diverse Neighbourhoods in an Era of Demographic Change
Urban Institute
This 46-page US paper develops a new set of neighbourhood typologies using categories that reflect important differences in income as well as the extent of racial and ethnic diversity
Social Policy, Urban IssuesPosted: 2006-08-31
Understanding Life Satisfaction and the Education Puzzle
NATSEM
This 31-page Australian paper estimates the partial effect of educational achievement on different life satisfactions in Australia and how this differs by age group
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-12
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
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
Unequal Welfare States: Distributive Consequences of Population Ageing in Six European Countries
Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands
A 192-page study examining the possible distributive consequences of population ageing in relation to the different welfare state types found in the European Union
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-11-04
Unintended Effects of a Family-Friendly Law in a Segmented Labor Market
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper examines the unintended effects of a family-friendly law in a segmented labour market
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-05-26
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
Unpaid and Paid Care: The Effects of Child Care and Elder Care on the Standard of Living
Levy Institute
This 25-page US working paper highlights the benefits of social care investment
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2011-10-13
Vacancy Referrals, Job Search, and the Duration of Unemployment: A Randomized Experiment
IZA
A 28-page discussion paper reporting results from a randomized Swedish experiment where the outcome of vacancy referrals to the unemployed is examined
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-25
Veiled Meaning: The French Law Banning Religious Symbols in Public Schools
Brookings Institution
A 6-page paper setting out the French perspective on the new law banning the wearing of blatant religious symbols in French public schools
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-05
Views & Visions of Coexistence in South Africa
ACCORD, Coexistence Initiative
A 115-page South African study that invited participants to explain and discuss how they had moved from conflict to coexistence and how they established and sustained their mode of coexisting with one another.
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-19
Views of Children and Young People in Alternative Care in Queensland
CCYPCG
Three Australian reports documenting the views of children and young people in alternative care in Queensland (single page linking to each report)
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-07
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
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
We Dream A World: The 2025 Vision for Black Men and Boys
CLASP
This 60-page US report identifies concrete policy solutions to close educational achievement gaps, ensure workforce success, reduce health disparities, improve conditions for low-income fathers and improve the overall well being of black men, their families, and communities
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-01-28
Welfare and Employment: A European Dilemma?
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper examining the comprehensive welfare and labor market reforms undertaken by most of the EU member states in the years since the 1990s
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-15
Welfare and the Labour Market in the E.U.
European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes
A 22-page occasional paper providing an overview of labour market policies within the E.U. to protect individuals from unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-07
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
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
Welfare Payments and School Attendance: An Analysis of Experimental Policy in Indigenous Education
Australian Education Union
This 36-page Australian paper sets out the concept of mutual obligation in Australia and its application to indigenous policy
Indigenous Affairs, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-18
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
Well-being 2030 - A New Vision for 'Social Europe'
EPC
This 25-page paper presents the key recommendations of a research project aimed to articulate a strategic vision for the long term development of social policy in Europe
Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-11
What are Low-ability Workers to do When Unskilled Jobs Disappear?
CIS
A 19-page Australian issue paper examining the employment prospects of low-ability workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-01-21
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
What do "I Do's" Do? Potential Benefits of Marriage for Cohabiting Couples With Children
Urban Institute
An 8-page U.S. study quantifying the benefits of marriage, as compared to cohabitation, for families with children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-26
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
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
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
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
What Works in Community Involvement in Area-Based Initiatives? A Systematic Review of the Literature
U.K. Home Office
This 90-page U.K. literature review assesses research evidence on the effectiveness of community involvement in Area Based Initiatives
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-19
What's Fair? Ethical Decision-making in an aging society
Canadian Policy Research Networks and The Change Foundation
A 65-page Canadian report proposing a new framework for policies that involve sharing scarce resources across generations
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-24
When Work Doesn't Pay: What Every Policymaker Should Know
National Center for Children in Poverty
This 8-page US report highlights ways in which the current US structure of work support policies often leads to unintended consequences
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-06-23
Who Can Deliver Sustainable Development?
Foreign Policy Centre
This 4-page UK policy brief examines the problems of economic growth and social stagnation in Latin America
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-04-14
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
Why Are Youth From Lower-Income Families Less Likely to Attend University?
Statistics Canada
This 38-page Canadian paper uses data on academic abilities, parental influences, financial constraints and other characteristics to try to account for the large gap in university attendance across the income distribution
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-05
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
Why So Much Opposition to Social Policy Change in Quebec?
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This 2-page commentary explains the degree of resistance to social policy change in Quebec as being due, in part, to its being seen as an attack on Quebec's separate identity
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-02-21
Why We Must Reform the Disability Support Pension
Centre For Independent Studies
This 8-page paper argues that the Australian Disability Support Pension scheme is widely abused, encourages unemployment and reduces benefits to the truly disabled
Social Policy, DisabilityPosted: 2004-04-06
Wising Up: How Government Can Partner with Business to Increase Skills and Advance Low-Wage Workers
Center for Law and Social Policy
This 47-page report examines 5 US training partnerships between government and business designed to train workers and encourage the creation and retention of good jobs
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-05-03
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
Work for the Dole: A success in spite of practically everything
Centre for Applied Economic Research, University of NSW
This 9-page paper examines Australia's Work for the Dole program and defends it, while offering improvements
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-02-11
Work for the Dole: Obligation or Opportunity?
Committee for Economic Development of Australia
A 7-page examination of the effectiveness of Australia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-01-29
Work-Poor Households: The Welfare Implications of Changing Household Employment Patterns
Economic and Social Research Institute
A 7-page executive summary of this study (purchasable in full) of how the situation of "work-poor" households in Ireland was affected by the rapid economic growth of the 1990s
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-23
Workforce Development as an Anti-Poverty Strategy
Urban Instiute
This 41-page US paper examines the cost-effectiveness of funded workforce development programmes
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-04
Workforce or Workfare?
CESifo
This working paper explores the use of workfare as part of an optimal tax mix when labor supply responses are along the extensive margin
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-10
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
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
Young Carers: Social Policy Impacts of the Caring Responsibilities of Children and Young Adults
SPRC
A 134-page theoretically-informed and policy-focused quantitative and qualitative study on young carers in Australia
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-12-19
Youth Mentoring
AHURI
This 52-page Australian report considers national and international evidence on the value for investment and identifies evidence regarding the social and economic benefits for youth of quality one-to-one relationship based mentoring
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-12-02
"Getting the Big Picture": A Synopsis and Critique of Australian Out-of-Home Care
AIFS
A 40-page Australian report reviewing research into out-of-home care for children and young people
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-18